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They Literally Don't Make Things Like They Used To - EARS ONLY - UNCENSORED - AD FREE (Patreon)

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2023-09-20 22:40:25
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Hi. In today's episode, we look at Planned Obsolescence, the resulting mountains of e-waste, and why companies don't want you to be able to fix their crummy products.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FQR6d3vksFP5Mq4KhbAWRBkg_7Vj9cfTrfGJNrK7VdE/edit?usp=sharing

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Finnydo

The lightbulb thing is a misconception. The bulbs were limited to 1000 hours because that allowed the bulbs to burn brighter and produce less heat (meaning they became more efficient in operation). Since the lightbulb manufacturers at the time were also largely the electric companies, it was less about selling more lightbulbs and more about load balancing.

Isaac Comer-Wyrd

Still going with that lightbulbs thing, huh? Not going to try to issue a correction or try providing a different argument for why it should be included? I mean I know it's technically entertainment and some history and current events seen through a far left POV. But since "news" is in the name, it might be nice if you had a method for issuing corrections on past episodes or something similar. It would increase your trustworthiness.

Uthor

I got two versions in my podcast feed. I'm assuming the 46 minute one is the "correct" one? The other is 51 minutes...

matt rascon

So, warmbo(s) are literal children of the corn, spawned from fetid pools of cream corn? Some sort of allegorical monster to represent destructive agricultural practices, appearing like a benign annoyance at first but ultimately being some sort of Eldritch horror?

quicksilver40

Cody et al, thank you for putting out a popular opinion and information backed piece against these issues with right to repair. I watched a recent video from "Technology Connections" where someone who has some knowledge of physics, chemistry, and electronics thinks they know whats good for economics, but they have an ayn rand view and said light buld monopolies helped the USA because it helped regulate industry standards, instead of using representation (per our constitution) to help decide it. So this makes me feel better about the world that something sensical with evidence behind it is in there. I normally agree with many of the opinions on this show, 90% of the time, I think some people may be grinding against the right to repair viewpoint though, so maybe a little more information on why monopolies (over repair in this case) are bad in this episode would've helped tip some people more over to your side.