Planned obsolescence: lightbulbs, printers and phones | Veritasium
Veritasium · Explainer · 18 min · 2021 · YouTube title: This is why we can't have nice things
Why it's here
Commenters link it as the engaging go-to explainer on planned obsolescence and the lightbulb cartel.
What it covers
Veritasium explores planned obsolescence, from the Phoebus lightbulb cartel to printers and phones. It explains how companies deliberately shortened product lifetimes and why products aren't better.