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Planned obsolescence. “The Lightbulb Conspiracy” is a great doc that serves as an intro. The theory encompasses: -corporate conspiracy -technology suppression -the rise of fake environmentalism as opposed to conservation of resources -conspiracy to keep the poor poor (everything is designed to break and replace on purpose and you can’t order spare parts to repair things yourself anymore)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_Bulb_Conspiracy
Alfred P Sloan pioneered this in the modern era.