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Why it was recommended
Veritasium made a video that reviews the history and presents the topic in an engaging way.
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What it covers
Veritasium explores planned obsolescence, from the Phoebus lightbulb cartel to printers and phones. It explains how companies deliberately shortened product lifetimes and why. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.
Video details
- Channel
- Veritasium
- Length
- 17 min 30 sec
- Year
- 2021
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