People have been saying this for the past 50 years. We're becoming a "throw-away" society they've always said. Yes. We are. Modern design now optimizes for quic

People have been saying this for the past 50 years. We're becoming a "throw-away" society they've always said. Yes. We are. Modern design now optimizes for quick and cheap manufacture for products lasting under 10 years. People would shit bricks if they had to pay the prices we paid 50 years ago for items "built to last" or at least "be reparable." Let's face it, they had to be repairable because you'd be working on them. When was the last time the average US consumer has fixed their TV? Washer? Dishwasher? When I was growing up those items frequently required repair. You bought brands that you knew would have parts available for several years to come (that's one of the reasons everybody bought from Sears). I have no desire to return to those "good old days." No, the real issue isn't continually buying new and shiny things - it's the fact we can't recycle the material from those once new and shiny things to make new things. That is the actual problem. If I can trade in my iPhone and Apple can recycle the majority of the material into a newer iPhone then we've eliminated a lot of waste and I get a new and shiny phone. That is the revolution we actually need.