Yeah sure, repairing devices got harder over years and some devices simply aren’t repairable at all (at least not for laypeople who aren’t training or experienced in certain techniques like soldering) or you need very special equipment. But the manuals are less of a problem.

Have you heard about our Lord and Saviour, iFixit?

For real though, look it up. Some 100k or so free repair manuals in twelve languages from phones to washing machines. And often enough, the necessary toolkit in their shop.

But he doesn’t. Because his mail shirt has a boat neck instead of a coif or hauberk. Ergo, bad armour.

It’s not good armour though. There’s a huge invitation to hack/stab into the neck/collarbone area and the chest plate is too long.

No one forces you to use Snaps or a distro that enforces Snaps.