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@UP8@mastodon.social
2023-09-28 20:46:55

🤦 Big Tech Lobbyist ‘Stunned’ People Think Planned Obsolescence ‘Conspiracy’ Is Real
404media.co/big-tech-lobbyist-

Big Tech Lobbyist ‘Stunned’ People Think Planned Obsolescence ‘Conspiracy’ Is Real
"There seems to be an underlying assumption that manufacturers want to sell as many products and have them die as quickly as possible."

@UP8@mastodon.social
2023-09-28 20:46:55

🤦 Big Tech Lobbyist ‘Stunned’ People Think Planned Obsolescence ‘Conspiracy’ Is Real
404media.co/big-tech-lobbyist-

Big Tech Lobbyist ‘Stunned’ People Think Planned Obsolescence ‘Conspiracy’ Is Real
"There seems to be an underlying assumption that manufacturers want to sell as many products and have them die as quickly as possible."

@newsie@darktundra.xyz
2023-09-27 13:32:31

Big Tech Lobbyist ‘Stunned’ People Think Planned Obsolescence ‘Conspiracy’ Is Real 404media.co/big-tech-lobbyist-

Big Tech Lobbyist ‘Stunned’ People Think Planned Obsolescence ‘Conspiracy’ Is Real
"There seems to be an underlying assumption that manufacturers want to sell as many products and have them die as quickly as possible."

@portaloffreedom@social.linux.pizza
2023-09-26 07:36:01

Apple being: you want your stuff to be repairable? Better be sure it breaks 10 times easier than before then.
Planned obsolescence just leveled up

@colinpeters@mastodon.social
2023-11-10 07:02:58

Although planned obsolescence is definitely a thing that corporations do, no doubt including light bulb manufacturers, there’s a cool video from @… that explains how, in this case, the bulb is probably just really dim and not doing a great job of being a porch light.

C Silva (@fondoffawns@nerdculture.de)
Attached: 1 image This light bulb was in the porch light of a house we bought. The house was built in 1908. Isn’t it great? Still burning brightly, it was manufactured before planned obsolescence.