By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News The Illusion of Progress Walk into any electronics store today and you’ll see the promise of innovation—sleeker smartphones, faster tablets, smarter appliances. What you won’t see is the quiet expiration date embedded within many of these products. Planned obsolescence is no longer a conspiracy theory whispered in online forums. […]
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Planned obsolescence is a business strategy where products are intentionally designed with a limited lifespan or to become unfashionable, forcing consumers to purchase new replacements rather than repairing them. It works by intentionally degrading, limiting repairability, or changing designs to make old products undesirable. This practice boosts sales and economic growth but generates massive waste and fuels consumer frustration.
