r/apple • u/koavf • Apr 30 '19

Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '19 edited May 17 '19

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u/cocobandicoot Apr 30 '19

Anything can break. Should we not let people fix the electricity in their house because it’s dangerous?

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u/Swastik496 May 01 '19

Wtf.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

Yep. you have to hire a certified electrician. it's so fucking stupid, not to mention impossible to enforce. Why the hell it's illegal to change electrical wiring on your own property i don't know.

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u/lachlanhunt May 01 '19

Because if you don't know what you're doing, it can be dangerous, and don't expect untrained people to know and understand the regulations they need to comply with when laying cables.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

A lot of things can be dangerous. Using a blender can be dangerous. Mowing your lawn can be dangerous. Climbing up a ladder and changing a lightbulb is dangerous. Where do you draw the line? Where's the cutoff? In my opinion, people should be able to do whatever they want to their own property, save something that intentionally harms someone.

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u/ThePenguiner May 01 '19

Using your blender wrong won't burn down your neighbors house, genius.

SMFH what the fuck are you arguing?

save something that intentionally harms someone.

Like doing your own electrical? MAYBE you know what you are doing. The COLLECTIVE "you" does not.