@CNN: Manufacturers of items from phones to farm tractors often strive to make it difficult for ordinary consumers to repair their products, resulting in wasteful replacement of things that could have longer useful lives, writes Nathan Proctor for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/LwmkGy8iXk https://t.co/jCPeFXtzNm

Manufacturers of items from phones to farm tractors often strive to make it difficult for ordinary consumers to repair their products, resulting in wasteful replacement of things that could have longer useful lives, writes Nathan Proctor for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/LwmkGy8iXk pic.twitter.com/jCPeFXtzNm

— CNN (@CNN) January 31, 2018