We live in a throwaway society. In our world of fast fashion, disposability is the norm and it's easier to replace what is broken than to refurbish it. Today, repairing is no longer a necessity and yet we continue to do it. What explains this urge of
homo faber - man as maker - to fix what is broken?
Since the industrial revolution, our Western economies have been dominated by a linear 'take, make, waste' model in which as much is produced as possible to sell even more. Now, however, people seem to be t