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There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of "planned obsolescence".

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[-] ConsciousCode@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

That wasn't planned obsolescence though, it was an industry-created standard for the tradeoff between efficiency, brightness, and lifespan. Planned obsolescence is specifically when a product is made to break sooner than it needs to.

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