FORBES: Resist Planned Obsolescence or Accept the Financial Consequences

i used to sen my used stuff to goodwill. i stopped because...

1. they are picky as hell now about what they will and wont take.

2. many times they price items higher than what i could or did buy the item for new.

other places are a pita to donate to because they are picky or have limited times and/or locations.

and no, i don't take them trash. used crt's that work, printers, clothes, bedding... they want to dig through piece by piece... take it all or dont take any!

i just post these items on my facebook now and give people a week to come get it. otherwise it goes to the dump. half the time someone wants something on facebook they expect delivery and set up.

90 days warranty,

should have said eng subs

I plan to continue to use incandescent light bulbs---they are cheaper, provide heat, don't hurt my eyes, and aren't dangerous if they break. I've been buying up a stock since they are so cheap now, in anticipation of them not being available in future. Studies have shown that energy saving bulbs do NOT save the energy they claim to. It was just a ploy to get people to buy something new.

People are somewhat at fault, as well. Scratch on the washing machine? Gotta get a new one. Toaster broke, crack in an appliance? Instead of fixing it, most buy a new one.

I've been waging a war against consumerism for a couple years now. Planned obsolescence was talked about back in the 1960's! I keep everything in good repair, and when I do have to replace something, I check out the second hand stores first. Amazing how many times I've found just what I needed, still new in the box. If I can’t pay cash, I don’t buy it. If I can make do without something, I don’t buy it.

What I hate is having to upgrade the computer and software so often. That gets expensive!

Our need to have the latest, flashiest "stuff" (remember George Carlin?), has resulted in huge landfills. Some people never even consider giving their used goods to a second hand store, which is too bad. People could use it, and often can't afford to buy new.

Is it just me or does it seem that over the last month or so the mainstream outlets are trying to spill truth rather than bullshit?

planned obsolescence is number 2 on my list of greatest evils perpetrated by man. fractional reserve banking is #1.

Here is the perfect example of why things are so screwed up...here the world is going to hell and this guy is worried about a freaking video game

"Beam me up Scotty, there seems to be no intelligent life left here"

If Microsoft made a bug free, anti hack, no need to upgrade OS, the first time, we'd never have an industry of techs and stores that fix them.

Designed to fail, for financial reasons. If they made it perfect, they would go out of business.

Product contains no user serviceable parts or replacements inside.

I was just discussing this with a friend recently. My Great-Uncle was a TV repair-man. For the majority of his adult life he repaired TVs, and made a good living doing so.

Try repairing a broken TV now-a-days.

My wife and I both got Sony mp3 players about 2 years ago. They both just stopped working, right around the same time. There's no moving parts in these... there's absolutely no reason for them to fail so quickly, but they did.

there is one reason for them to fail so quickly....Greed