You know what scares us about big tech? Planned obsolescence

Train of Thought Articles
1

In the spirit of Halloween, let’s talk about something truly chilling in the electronics industry: planned obsolescence. Beyond the tricky spelling, the real horror lies in how common it’s become. When companies design products to expire on purpose, there’s a serious problem.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.fairphone.com/en/2024/10/31/you-know-what-scares-us-about-big-tech-planned-obsolescence/
2 Likes
2

Proud Of You Yes GIF

3

And poor working conditions, along with unsustainable sourcing of material, a lot of emissions due to things which should ideally not occur (such as inefficient overseas shipping should also scare us, and the entire consumerist mindset which encourages the “work, buy, consume, throw away” cycle.