Long TextExercise 76 of 81

In the lexicon of contemporary consumer culture, the word 'broken' has undergone a subtle but consequential semantic shift. Where it once denoted a condition that invited remediation - a state of affairs calling for the application of skill, patience, and ingenuity - it now functions, in most practical contexts, as a…

• What semantic shift in the word 'broken' does the writer identify?
• How have manufacturers contributed to the decline of repair culture?