@mikecane @pluralistic

“In the future, you will own nothing, and you will be happy.”

@rk @mikecane @pluralistic

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936268845/apple-agrees-to-pay-113-million-to-settle-batterygate-case-over-iphone-slowdowns

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67911517

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate

https://medium.com/@jackjelkovac/planned-obsolescence-why-you-should-stop-buying-iphones-5135bf4073ed

https://undergradlawreview.blog.fordham.edu/consumer-protection/the-product-ecosystem-and-planned-obsolescence-apples-threats-to-consumer-rights/

https://www.brusselstimes.com/1004336/planned-obsolescence-apple-sued-for-deliberately-slowing-down-iphones-in-belgium

Kill switches come in many forms.

Apple is paid by petrostate despots to increase planned obsolescence & surveillance-enabled newer devices. It's a monumental waste.

https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2018/04/07/Saudi-Crown-Prince-discusses-joint-projects-with-Apple-s-Tim-Cook-

https://durabilitymatters.com/planned-obsolescence/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_timer

https://www.404media.co/big-tech-lobbyist-stunned-people-think-planned-obsolescence-conspiracy-is-real/

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We tend to ignore how much wasteful energy usage is tied up in an economy that relies on planned obsolescence.

Imagine a world where Apple made devices that lasted 10 years instead of 18 months.

How much fossil fuel would NOT be purchased?

Keeping consumers tied to a product longevity cycle that is deliberately shortened is lining the pockets of oil oligarchs & petrostate despots.

The same folks frying the planet & funding fascist movements.

@NicelyManifest

The forces of fascism are experts at marketing.

FOMO is FUD for corporate fascists keen on psychological manipulation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt

Malign influence campaigns, disinformation, and propaganda borrow a lot from marketing & public relations experts.

The same tactics that convince MAGA to vote for a dictatorship are also used to make consumers buy crap they don't need & can't afford