Comments on: A Throwaway Society: Dude what happened to my jeans?

By: Observations In Life » Do you actually listen to this crap?

Observations In Life » Do you actually listen to this crap? — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:44:35 +0000

[...] to the current state of music. It all relates back to a similar post I wrote about America being a throwaway society. It reminded me of a question my mom asked me when I was in my teens and was listening to some [...]

By: Eric Brown

Eric Brown — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:15:14 +0000

Ah great term. It applies to almost everything I own it seems.

By: wyrhwolf

wyrhwolf — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:06:28 +0000

“A friend and I were just recently talking about this. He mentioned a term for it, but it mostly applied to electronics, specifically iPods; of course I donâ€™t remember what that term is. It had to do with companies intentionally making their products die after a certain amount of time, usually after the warranty has expired.” -annie lou

The term referring to electronics is most likely “built-in obsolescence”.

By: annie lou

annie lou — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:22:00 +0000

Everyone’s rushing to turn everything we consume into the disposables industry (paper towels, Swiffer mops, paper dishes, etc.), because if we’re throwing it away, that means we’ll have to go out and buy more. Consumerism at its best.

A friend and I were just recently talking about this. He mentioned a term for it, but it mostly applied to electronics, specifically iPods; of course I don’t remember what that term is. It had to do with companies intentionally making their products die after a certain amount of time, usually after the warranty has expired.

It saddens me that this effort to make more money is doing nothing but creating more waste on the planet.