Planned Obsolescence

https://youtu.be/j5v8D-alAKE

Summary: Planned obsolescence is used by companies so that people buy more. Already a known thing but he talks about the history/detail.

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lightbulbs that lasted forever were created but companies noticed less and less sales. It was decided that lightbulbs only last 1000 hours. Companies producing lightbulbs that lasted longer were fined.
Nylon fabric, a long lasting fabric scared a lot of people because it could put people out of work if things lasted forever
To make things feel new, companies change design/fashion of the product
planned obsolescence should only be done for technological improvements

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