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Latest revision as of 19:31, 2 April 2023
Planned obsolescence is when businesses intentionally make products unusable in the long term.
Note: Not all obsolescence is planned. Code bloat causes all the same problems as planned obsolescence, even when not intentional.
Examples
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Effects
- Exploitation of factory workers
- E-waste - electronic waste that pollutes oceans and land
- Climate change, as factories need more energy to produce more products
- Other pollution, as factories disregard regulations in order to produce more
How to fight against planned obsolescence
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