Doesn't mean that if you can fix it you necessarily own it.

But prove you can fix it before you start blabbing about how you own it.

@robryk not sure I would ever want the term "to own" to be used in the context of my relation to myself.

@rysiek Fair (though this brings to mind various body part replacements, incl. artificial crowns).

Somewhat less in jest, but still nitpickily: there are different kinds of fixing, that bottom up in replacement at different levels (compare: replace an ICE car, replace the engine, replace the cylinder block, regrind valve seats[1]), so being able to fix something is not a binary proposition. In some cases the object itself is simple enough that actually fixing it in _any_ way is very hard (e.g. Phillips screwdrivers).

I get the intent (I think), and I agree with the "we should move in that direction" interpretation, but I don't see how to place a "good enough" bar in a consistent way across different kinds of objects.

[1] I'm assuming without looking it up that valve seats are part of the block, as opposed to being inserted into it.

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