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It can't stop at simply just owning things, need to own good quality things, because a lot of things are built with planned obsolescence, which is still a form
by VoodooJuJu 3y ago
It can't stop at simply just owning things, need to own good quality things, because a lot of things are built with planned obsolescence, which is still a form of rent-seeking. Explicitly renting things is almost preferable because it's more honest, rather than obfuscate the rent-collection behind planned obsolescence.
But superior to both is owning quality things.
- JohnFen 3y agoYour point is well taken, but even in a world of planned obsolescence there's a significant different between owning and not owning. If I own the thing, I can do anything I want with it. If I don't, I can't.
- pickledish 3y agoGood repairability would be another way to combat it! "Buying stuff that lasts forever" and "buying stuff you can fix when it breaks" are both good ways to avoid the cycle of temporary crap