I play a few hours a week with my boomer squad. (8 to 10) Our ages range from 35 to 55.
We play Fortnite and have lots of fun. I play socially these days. It's a much about the game as it is about bullshitting. We're all middle class, no rich boys.
I work full time in a management position, prepare dinner for the family, tidy up the house with my wife and play some games while she reads or watches series. How wouldn't there be time?
Exact. I started working out to lose weight and turned from slightly over weight to obese. I lost a decent amount of fat but gained a lot of weight building up muscle mass. 12 kg in about a year. BMI sucks.
Yes. But I van imagine my children being clueless.
English is our third language but I think that's not the issue. They just haven't read enough. They are consumers and aren't accustomed to active reading.
So, one one hand you have a repairability index that indicated how repairable certain devices are.
A bit lame, I agree, and a copy of the French system.
But there's also this knowledge platform that is installed by the same law that unites producers, suppliers, employees, environmental organisations and al our regional governments (we have a few of those...)
Every 6 months they'll have to report and evaluate repairability and make suggestions to improve legislation.
The law is constructed in such a way that it can easily be adapted and expanded.
Every quarter they'll evaluate how producers and importers comply to the legislation.
So, yes. It's not much for now but it is a certain step in the right way.
They're careful not to overregulate and will evaluate and evolve.
Also, it makes no sense installing legislation if there is no apparatus to maintain and sanction.
I'm mildly optimistic because our government is seldom caught being thoughtful and considerate 🙈
I agree. But you have to start somewhere. The guideline has been converted into legislation in Belgium since last week.
The Repair cafés run by volunteers are now formal repair hubs that are subsidized and will be involved in building up knowledge for further legislation.
Go console? I mean, a PS5 has decent specs at a fair price.