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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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European food, france, heavily regulated, not perfect, but no "bleached chicken" allowed

And there's no "bleached chicken" all over the place, at least legally

What's the problem?

Same deal with planned obsolescence, you can very well have laws put in place to stop it from entering the national market, and it's going to work just the same

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

...

Why is corporate lobbying even allowed? Why are corporations even considered as persons?

I mean wow, and I'm pretty sure someone will come here to tell me "What's the problem with that? Free market and shit!"

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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.
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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