We're leaving the Information Age and moving into the Subscription Age. The consumer no longer owns their property, must continually pay to use it, and is subject to the whims of the corporations they lease it from. Ban #PlannedObsolesence. #RightToRepair #ConsumerRights #BuildToLast #Accountability

Their work couldn’t even make it to the quarter-millennium mark without falling apart.
#PlannedObsolesence?

This could have been a chalk painting for all it's worth. Old versions of computers, a house, possibly some LP records and magazines , and faces, faces, animals, creatures, and sem-humans all stacked up, a pile of rubbish, your face, my face. Where a VHS tape might fit best, a receipt has printed: You'll never need to think again. Terrified faces are scheduled to disappear with the next rain.

Obsolesence: Chalk on imaginary sidewalk
#art #humanart #plannedobsolesence #garbage

From the gadgets community on Reddit: Apple will end support for Intel Macs next year, macOS 27 will require Apple Silicon Explore this post and more from the gadgets community

“ #Apple will end support for Intel Macs next year, macOS 27 will require Apple Silicon”

#PlannedObsolesence

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While I'm all for
Saving The Planet
Having to Use
Battery Powered Throw Away Technology Seems To Be Quite A Waste.
Think Prius When It Needs
A New Battery Pack
It's Cheaper To Sell it
At a Loss Cuz It Cost Prohibitive
To Redo.
#PlannedObsolesence

An extension cord stopped working as the switch stopped staying in the 'on' position. That switch had been toggled about 5 times in total, as we kept the cord on by default for most of its 2.5 year lifetime.

#PlannedObsolesence

Panasonic Toughbook 31, CF-31 MK6, 13.1 XGA Touch, Intel Core i5-7300M 2.60GHz, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Wi-Fi, BT, 4G LTE Multi Carrier, GPS, Emissive Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) This pre-owned or refurbished product has been professionally inspected and tested to work and look like new. How a product becomes part of Amazon Renewed, your destination for pre-owned, refurbished products: A customer buys a new product and returns it or trades it in for a newer or different model. That product is inspected and tested to work and look like new by Amazon-qualified suppliers. Then, the product is sold as an Amazon Renewed product on Amazon. If not satisfied with the purchase, renewed products are eligible for replacement or refund under the Amazon Renewed Guarantee.

#Panasonic Tough Books are supposed to be super-#durable #laptops that are not subject to #PlannedObsolesence. But in a resource based economy, all laptops would be #SuperDurable and would always cost $0.00.
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#toughbook #panasonictoughbook #durability #computers #tech

Yesterday's loot from the recycling yard. Two games for #PS2 and one for the #NintendoWii.
Plus a fully functioning BenQ beamer with HDMI input (so it's probably not that old).
#RetroGaming #RightToRepair #PlannedObsolesence #PlayStation

Like my Dad use to say, “It doesn’t stay new forever.” 😁
#PlannedObsolesence