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)
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.