About This Audiobook

In an era of unprecedented convenience, we've traded our competence for consumption. *Why Nobody Fixes Their Own Stuff Anymore* exposes the deliberate engineering behind modern helplessness—from planned obsolescence and digital locks to a healthcare system that profits from dependence. This book reveals how corporations, governments, and educational institutions have systematically stripped away our ability to repair, grow, and heal, leaving us passive consumers trapped in a cycle of dependency. Drawing on historical shifts and contemporary examples like the GLP-1 drug boom and right-to-repair battles, it uncovers the hidden forces that turned self-reliant ancestors into helpless moderns. More than a critique, the book offers a practical path to reclaiming autonomy. Readers will learn to diagnose and fix broken appliances with basic tools, source parts like pros, and restore furniture and electronics. It extends beyond the physical to self-care, teaching natural health alternatives, herbal remedies, and movement as medicine—all while building the mental resilience to break the feedback loop of helplessness. Each chapter provides step-by-step guidance for repairing not just objects but one's sense of agency and confidence. Readers will gain the knowledge to challenge corporate greed, support right-to-repair legislation, and create local repair communities. The 90-day autonomy challenge provides a concrete roadmap to relearn lost skills, from sewing to foraging. This book is essential for anyone tired of throwing away money on disposable goods, frustrated by medical dependency, or seeking to reclaim their freedom and capability. Perfect for DIY enthusiasts, natural health advocates, homesteaders, and anyone questioning why they can't fix their own stuff, this manifesto is a call to action for a quiet revolution of restored competence—one fix at a time.