I once took my wobbly bike to a repair shop. They looked at the bike, then at me and said "you're a broke student, right? Look, this is beyond repair, at least economically speaking. I could give you a quote, but you'd be much better off throwing this away and getting a used bike for a fraction of the cost and time."

We used to have a lot more of this non-profit-maximizing sentiment, but as memories of our socialist history fades away, so does any feeling of community.

Same bike shop scammed me years later, but I hold the memory dear.