32
I once brushed off our town's repair cafe, but fixing my blender there instead of replacing it changed my outlook.
The volunteer's help and free parts saved me nearly eighty dollars this month.
4 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In4 Comments
henryp401mo ago
Saved eighty bucks, good for you. Honestly though, it's just a blender. Feels like we're treating these volunteer fixes like some major revolution. Most stuff nowadays is built to be tossed, not fixed. What percentage of broken things can these cafes actually handle? It's a nice little community band-aid, but it doesn't address the actual problem of manufacturing disposable junk. Feels like patting ourselves on the back for a tiny win while the system stays broken.
2
milarodriguez1mo ago
See, @henryp40, I totally get that view because I used to say the same thing. Thought repair cafes were just a nice band-aid too. Then I fixed a microwave at one and it clicked. It's not about the one blender saved. It's about learning we can challenge the throwaway culture. That small win plants the seed for bigger change, even if it's slow.
6
taylor.reese1mo ago
But what if the real win isn't the fixed blender, but people learning that stuff shouldn't just break? Once you've fixed one thing, you start asking why everything else is so flimsy.
2