That's one of the most important point of the right-to-repair movement. Devices are intentionally made unrepairable. And iFixit, by supporting these devices, doesn't help anyone, but themselves. While right-to-repair doesn't exclude everyday folks, it is about the possibility to repair your devices, either DIY (if you have the skills), or by going to a professional. But as it stands today, a device only lives as long the manufacturer wants it to, and not as long as one would want to use it.
On a related note, the devices are actually repairable, if you have the know how. Have you noticed that Samsung and Apple are very happy to sell refurbished phones at discounted prices? If they would really contain 1.5 phones' worth of parts, selling them at a discount would be crazy... of course if they just change a blown cap, that brings down the extra cost to $0.0001, which doesn't sound that bad anymore.
On a related note, the devices are actually repairable, if you have the know how. Have you noticed that Samsung and Apple are very happy to sell refurbished phones at discounted prices? If they would really contain 1.5 phones' worth of parts, selling them at a discount would be crazy... of course if they just change a blown cap, that brings down the extra cost to $0.0001, which doesn't sound that bad anymore.