Before the great depression people weren't buying anything because of WWI overproduction that there were economists that were proposing putting an expiration date on everything and you were required by law to turn the item in and have it destroyed or be fined. Then the trade wars kicked off causing the great #depression causing the glut we had to explode. Now we "fixed" that problem with #plannedobsolescence
I'm going to #boost this a bit, to at least broaden its reach. Likes/favorites don't play into an algorithm here (thank goodness) and don't help visibility, and not all servers are federated (and some federated feeds are firehoses anyway).
@bookstodon, if you're tired of having to throw out still perfectly working #tech that suffers #PlannedObsolescence only because the closed-system software bricks them, check out this #petition.
I can't sign this as I am not a constituent of the EU, but I hope this comes to pass and the EU forces some responsibility into the #tech corporations. Goodness knows the US isn't going to lead the way.
