I was answering to the comment that said: > I disagree. I expect industrial civilization will continue indefinitely, meaning, we will continue manufacturing cu

I was answering to the comment that said: > I disagree. I expect industrial civilization will continue indefinitely, meaning, we will continue manufacturing cute special-effect gizmos, and having fancy concerts with millions of dollars in special-purpose manufactured goods, and people will continue to have fun. > > That's what sustainable means. But yes, I agree that it's better if they are actually repaired and reused. But being repairable and reusable is not enough: recycling, in general, doesn't really do what people expect (which is something like "it does no harm because it was recycled"). It's actually surprisingly hard to meaningfully recycle anything at all. In this case, if it's more profitable to get new ones every time, that's probably the only incentive they need to not repair and reuse any of those.