I’ve been taught that capitalism is all about innovation… So I’m sure the perfect long life car is just around the corner, they wouldn’t actually just build crappy cars just to force us in a never ending cycle of consumerism, right?.. Right?
My uncle bought a used car built in communist east Germany. He always emphasized how it was built like a tank to last. Capitalism is great and all, but it promotes waste. Companies have an incentive to make products that fail and need to be repurchased. Planned obsolescence is fine if it was only about people craving something better. As it stands, it’s more of a forced switch with breakable parts.
I’ve been taught that capitalism is all about innovation… So I’m sure the perfect long life car is just around the corner, they wouldn’t actually just build crappy cars just to force us in a never ending cycle of consumerism, right?.. Right?
/S … in case it wasn’t on the nose enough
My uncle bought a used car built in communist east Germany. He always emphasized how it was built like a tank to last. Capitalism is great and all, but it promotes waste. Companies have an incentive to make products that fail and need to be repurchased. Planned obsolescence is fine if it was only about people craving something better. As it stands, it’s more of a forced switch with breakable parts.
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