Mending hearts: how a ‘repair economy’ creates a kinder, more caring community
- Written by Katherine Wilson, Author and educator, Swinburne University of Technology
The acting of repairing material objects generates a deep sense of care, pride, belonging and civic participationwww.shutterstock.comJohn switches on the power saw he’s bought secondhand on eBay. The machine “arcs” – shooting out a visible electric charge. So he takes it apart to investigate. He identifies the problem: the...
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