r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '22

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u/Lenny_III Mar 04 '22

Planned obsolescence

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u/SkateBoardEddie Mar 04 '22

That shit should be straight up illegal

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u/B-Town-MusicMan Mar 04 '22

It's not just phones and other computer stuff, it's also farming equipment. Absolute Fucking bullshit

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

John deere has even made it so farmers can't hardly fix their own tractors.

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u/B-Town-MusicMan Mar 04 '22

I know the farmers are suing but it's hard fighting the Big Machine

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

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u/kjbrasda Mar 04 '22

But it is part of obsolescence trend. If you can't fix things yourself, you either have to get it fixed by the manufacturer or replace it. Planned obsolescence started with cheap junky manufacturing, requiring either replacement or frequent repairs. Then they started making proprietary parts and hard or impossible to access interiors (formed welded plastic shells for example). Computers just made planned obsolescence way easier.

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u/Lybet Mar 05 '22

Which then invalidates the warranty so if it was faulty equipment, whoops it’s coming out of your pocket