Votto
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World's Oldest Light Bulb That Still Works
The world's oldest functioning light bulb is 110 years old and still burning.
This light bulb was made 110 years ago, and still works
In fact, appliances decades ago lasted for decades, instead of 5 or so years and then break as they do today. They just make crap now.
The bottom line is, things are designed to break so as to create more revenue for these corporations. They can build them to last, but don't.
In fact, I can't tell you how many items I have bought that break days after their warranty was up. Such precise engineering is as impressive as it is maddening to know that they are using their intellect to rob you of every dime they can.
IF they started to build things to last, which they have demonstrated in the past they can, would it kill the economy or make it stronger? Obviously, not throwing things away constantly would help save natural resources and not contaminate the environment as much as it does.