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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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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

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Without government, there is no system to be gamed.

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Oh yeah, suddenly wealth will disappear... And greed too...

Laughable

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You infer.