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Planned obsooescence is a time bomb in products, particularly electronics by [Apple](/s/crApple). It means deliberately making a device become defunct sooner and components last for a shorter time. It is a tactic to make people purchase their next product sooner (after the deliberately shortened lifespan of their previous product expired). # Should planned obsolescence be **outlawed?**

Planned obsooescence is a time bomb in products, particularly electronics by .

It means deliberately making a device become defunct sooner and components last for a shorter time.

It is a tactic to make people purchase their next product sooner (after the deliberately shortened lifespan of their previous product expired).

Should planned obsolescence be outlawed?

No.
Yes, it should be outlawed.

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But who makes the laws? If it's shitty people... Then it's going to be shitty laws....

Only shitty people try to make laws at all.
https://pic8.co/sh/ZBLypY.png

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So you want to play free market no rules, like right now?

You do realize that you'll start the game, with the same marbles that you have, and that the big players will keep their marbles, right?

You do realize you start at a MASSIVE disadvantage?

No you don't

It's not your gov censoring you, it's private companies.... Pandering to the chinese standards seem more important to them you know.... Numbers, that's all

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We're at an even bigger disadvantage under the State, as has already been explained by .
https://poal.co/s/AskPoal/131936/975e16a0-d3df-46fa-9cec-0ceae8e0a280#cmnts

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At least the state isn't allowed to shut your mouth when it pleases it, in the US

Facebook can, twitter can, reddit can, amazon can

And here you are, on poal, a ghetto

"I can't succceed because government!"

NO

With or without gov you'll be the same under dog, it's not something else's fault

The big players, with or without government, game the system, that's the reality my friend