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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Phoebus cartel, the beginnings of planned obsolescence.

The amazing thing is how not only did a long lasting light bulb get designed early on, but that the later bulbs were designed to fail specifically after a given point (1000 hours). That's precision.

I also blame Edward Bernays, the father of consumerism/consumption.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

"Torches of Freedom" lol