Planned Obsolescence - Products Designed to Fail Early

This concept is well-developed in Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man, a personal favorite.

I apologize to Conservatives for the thoughtful, dense reading and idea development.

I have yet to find the "Palin Translation."

I was raised on a farm where the motto was "Waste Not, Want Not" so it is very difficult for me to throw anything away if it can be used for something else.

Heck, in my neck of the woods, people have cleaned up and painted old milk cans for broom holders and flower planters. I am using one to set my mailbox post in. Old tractor tires cost money to dispose of, and I have friends and neighbors who use them as flower or garden beds.

I bought a microwave back in the mid-80s that lasted for 20 years, and had an old deep freeze and a refrigerator that were both going strong when I replaced them with "modern" units. The "modern" appliances look "nice", but have not had the reliability and depending on what maintenance is needed, it has been cheaper to replace than repair them.

I will save money and buy what is considered "quality" brands when they are on sale. The problem is nothing seems to last for long. Since I am not a person who has to have the latest, greatest product off the assembly line, I expect whatever I buy to function properly for years and years, and it is difficult to find.

Designed to Fail is just a concept introduced by ultra-greedy types in a capitalist system.

Without proper regulation and restraint on business the concept will remain and expand as it truly does increase revenue from masses.

Basically if you want a captialist system involving the American masses, then designed to fail is a fact of life in many cases.