Glad I could convey my point and get you to concede that :P
I don't think it'd be that hard to get everyone to appreciate an evolved system as you make it out to be.
There are some easy to understand and implement ideas that would obviously improve things for everyone
I'm not 100% against repairing equipment, even if I don't like it and I don't miss such a feature if it isn't present. As long as it is done in an unobtrusive, quick and painless manner, I can live with it just fine.
