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minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoCompanies don’t make as much money when it’s repairable. Washers and dryers used to last 20-25 years with a few repairs here and there. But companies weren’t making any money, so they started making unrepairable junk instead.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat has a name: built-in obsolescence, and it’s bad.
minus-squareNum10ck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoand the earth literally can not handle everyone doing that.
Companies don’t make as much money when it’s repairable. Washers and dryers used to last 20-25 years with a few repairs here and there. But companies weren’t making any money, so they started making unrepairable junk instead.
That has a name: built-in obsolescence, and it’s bad.
and the earth literally can not handle everyone doing that.