Planned Obsolescence: The Great Light Bulb Scheme Part 2

Since the creation of the first light bulb, there’s been a deceitful practice called “planned obsolescence.” Products have been deliberately designed to need replacement within a certain amount of time instead of lasting forever.

How would a tech company make any money if they weren’t deliberately breaking their own products? Well, why were older household items made to last and they’ve only gotten worse today? In this second episode, Edge of Wonder dives deeper into Apple and the electronics manufacturer Foxconn in China, where all of our “recycled” tech products really end up, and how the “Planned obsolescence,”agenda became one of the biggest threats against our environment and what we can do to stop it.