[Eisenstein]

> If everything was calculated to include the amount of time invested, it would have been so much easier to just buy the thing.

But then when that thing breaks you can't fix it with the knowledge and spare parts you have on hand.

[dylan604]

That's okay since right to repair doesn't really exist. The owner of the product would just sue you for breech of licensing. er...

[thebears5454]

I wonder how big your spare parts drawer/box is

[Eisenstein]

Most hobbiest electronics these days are multi-multi-use. A raspi and some solar panels, batteries, and charge controllers could be parts in a million different saturday projects.