[janalsncm]

Globalization and planned obsolescence (PO) are just two prongs of the same thing: profit maximizing corporations. Another one is the pervasive subscription model. These companies want a consistent, predictable revenue stream.

In a way you can think of PO as a sort of subscription. If my AirPods last 3 years on average they cost me around $25 per year to own.

[lettergram]

100%, that said I don’t think you get the same degrading in quality when you know the people using the product. You simply can’t have your neighbor hating you for the bookshelf they made poorly.