“With Coca Cola, for example, they said: Why should we use a glass that doesn’t break? We make money with our glasses. […] The dealers said understandably: Who would saw off the branch he was sitting on?”
The amazing thing is how not only did a long lasting light bulb get designed early on, but that the later bulbs were designed to fail specifically after a given point (1000 hours). That’s precision.
I also blame Edward Bernays, the father of consumerism/consumption.
I found this to be a great video discussing why lightbulbs are engineered the way they are. TLDR: reducing lifespan increases efficiency and light quality
I want to start a company that focuses on creating shit that lasts. Ain’t nobody getting rich off of my company, but the people get goods that they’ll never have to replace, basically. Sadly I’ve got ADD so this will never happen, I’m sorry y’all.
Capitalism strikes again
Isn’t this similar to the light bulb situation? Whereby making light-bulbs more fragile, and less reliable they increase the sales profits?
The Phoebus cartel, the beginnings of planned obsolescence.
The amazing thing is how not only did a long lasting light bulb get designed early on, but that the later bulbs were designed to fail specifically after a given point (1000 hours). That’s precision.
I also blame Edward Bernays, the father of consumerism/consumption.
“Torches of Freedom” lol
I found this to be a great video discussing why lightbulbs are engineered the way they are. TLDR: reducing lifespan increases efficiency and light quality
They used to simply last longer, too. Fragility be damned.
I miss the days when LED light bulbs were basically forever lived.
I want to start a company that focuses on creating shit that lasts. Ain’t nobody getting rich off of my company, but the people get goods that they’ll never have to replace, basically. Sadly I’ve got ADD so this will never happen, I’m sorry y’all.
At least you tried
Yeah, it’s the thought that counts.
Cheap drivers that drive the cheap LED modules too hot without enough cooling.