https://codecxs.substack.com/p/day-one-twenty-days-of-videos

#johnwayne
#crt
#television
#plannedobsolescence

Why is there no #PlannedObsolescence for #capitalism?

@meeper @mikoto it is intentional - Just as #PlannedObsolescence aka. #ReducedLifecycle of #Android Devices - espechally #Smartphones and #Tablets.

#Google has vested interests in creating #Bloatware to sell new #Tech...

Just as #Microsoft has vested interest in using #CensorBoot and forcing everyone into shitty #SaaS "#Cloud" #Subscriptions...

E-Bike Industry Undermine ‘Right To Repair’ Laws

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/28/e-bike-industry-blames-consumers-for-fires-in-effort-to-undermine-right-to-repair-laws/

#plannedObsolescence

#PlannedObsolescence is killing the 🌍 planet. Designers should focus on ‘planned longevity’ instead.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90890675/planned-obsolescence-is-killing-the-planet-designers-should-focus-on-planned-longevity-instead

♻️ #Sustainability
🌡 #ClimateEmergency

Why parents, teachers and school districts are fed up with their #Chromebooks

#PlannedObsolescence
#RightToRepair

https://pirg.org/edfund/articles/why-parents-teachers-and-school-districts-are-fed-up-with-their-chromebooks/

@digitalpirate looks like #PlannedObsolescence aka. "#ReducedLifecycle" per #design to me...

Who needs Baldur's Gate 3 when I'm on a quest to find a replacement battery for a baby monitor made in 2014? Shady sites, unreliable characters, and unfounded stories beckoning you to a possible doom... Same thing, really.

#parenting #videoGames #BaldursGate3 #PlannedObsolescence

Friends and acquaintances don't let friends and acquaintances use #Chromebooks and yet most unsupported units are still on sale. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/no-discounts-or-warnings-for-people-shopping-eol-chromebooks-on-amazon-walmart/

"They’re [Chromebooks] designed to be disposable. It’s like #plannedobsolescence."

#eol #ewaste #RighttoRepair

It's bad enough that #Google #Chromebooks have premature 'death dates', but 13 expired models are still being sold on #amazon

#righttorepair
#plannedobsolescence

https://www.techradar.com/computing/chromebooks/chromebook-buyers-beware-amazon-is-still-selling-13-unsupported-models

Someone else recently claimed that the climate catastrophe is actually the result of “consumerism.” People always want the newest phone, they complained.

But when you need a smartphone to access services as basic as “not peeing yourself in public,” it’s easier to see how thin this claim is.

Not only do people need to purchase phones to survive daily life, but they need to frequently replace them—precisely because phones (and most every other product in our lives) are intentionally designed to wear our quickly, or otherwise stop working, to force us to frequently replace them.

I’ve written another thread on product crippling and planned obsolescence as examples of Veblen’s concept of “industrial sabotage,” so I won’t belabor the point here again. But suffice it to say: this is not a personal choice or preference. When our phones stop working, when our clothes fall apart, we have to buy new ones, and capitalists profit.

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https://uxplanet.org/planned-obsolescence-dark-truth-of-the-smartphone-industry-c9131c5ff7c4

#PlannedObsolescence #ProductCrippling #IndustrialSabotage #ThorsteinVeblen

@Pandamoanimum And the fridge from1956 probably lasted way longer than the ones made today! #PlannedObsolescence

So, I may be a "doomsayer" (I consider myself a realist), but I'm always trying to see if there's a solution to getting us out of the mess we're in. Perhaps I would describe myself as an optimistic pessimist. Anyhow, based on my recent research, here are some of the solutions I think we (humanity) should pursue collectively...

1. Plug up the #MethaneLeaks! Seriously! That's a big part of the problem!

2. Make the price of #meat expensive! I remember when having meat was considered a special occasion -- not a daily occurrence.

3. Make things out of #RomanConcrete. Now that we've cracked the recipe, there's no excuse not to use it! Especially with rising sea levels (Roman concrete holds up better when exposed to water).

4. Manufacture stuff that lasts! No more #PlannedObsolescence or items that can't be repaired by a skilled user or a local repair shop!

5. Grow food locally! Turn empty #office spaces into #IndoorUrbanFarms (and #housing).

6. Utilize new (and ancient) technologies to the max! #SolarPrisms, reflective white paint, building new structures with #skywells, #geothermal and other ways to cool/heat spaces without using #FossilFuels!

That's just a few off the top of my head. I think a lot of the solutions are right in front of us -- but #greed and #Oligarchy are keeping them from being implemented!

#ClimateChange #ClimateChangeSolutions

After reading @pluralistic's latest piece on planned obsolescence as technofeudalism, I stumbled across this Tumblr post about how a rusty old 100-year-old Singer sewing machine can be restored to FEARSOME, SUPERIOR working order compared to any newish machine, by swapping in standard-sized parts that attach with standard flat-head screws

Meanwhile the modern machine's plastic parts wear out quickly and very little is attached with standard screws. It also depends on software that's now glitching

https://www.tumblr.com/viridianriver/721034993348067328/sewing-machines-planned-obsolescence-ive-got

#PlannedObsolescence #RightToRepair #sewing #SewingMachine #Antique #Vintage #AntiCapitalism

@mcc That's so wasteful! Shame on #Google and #HP/#Lenovo for #PlannedObsolescence! Especially in this day and age. Not acceptable!

@aral at this point basically all my projects are stalling due to lack of funding...

And since #NUCbook and other projects go against #SurveillanceCapitalism, #PlannedObsolescence and/or other #Rentseeking they won't get funded.

https://github.com/KBtechnologies/nucbook

If you're wondering why we seemingly can't solve our larger societal problems, it's obvious!

Another incredible piece by #CaitlinJohnstone

Profit-Driven Systems Are Driving Us To Our Doom

https://soundcloud.com/going_rogue/profit-driven-systems-are

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

#plannedObsolescence #Capitalism #instapot #coryDoctorow #RightToRepair #sustainability #profitMotive

It keeps getting better!🤩
@europarl_en has voted for an #ecodesign law that will force companies to make products that last long and are easy to repair.💯
Find out more here: https://greens.eu/3PR1rBi
#RightToRepair #RepairScore #eWaste #PlannedObsolescence https://t.co/9NTvJ0988m

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GreensEFA/status/1679408221906169857

@Unreed @milosb @pavelkout Jako člověk, kterýmu tady běží i deset let starý stroje, vnímám Apple jako generátor elektroodpadu. #plannedObsolescence

@squishymage42 @vaskaraeca #InstantPot has been forced into #bankruptcy by "#investors" because the product, while extremely popular, is too well-built to allow for endless repurchases by loyal customers fast enough to spur "infinite growth", thus violating the fundamental business concept of "#PlannedObsolescence".