Planned Obsolescence - Centennial Light Bulb

There's a light bulb in Livermore, CA that's been on for 100 years! Are corporations playing us as fools making us buy light bulbs that are designed to fail or are there more factors at play here?

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[TheMigs101]

For bigger profit margins companies will use cheaper materials and cut corners in design reducing product life span.

[machwon]

@TheMigs101 That's why my phone is made with Gorilla Glass and hasn't shattered the hundreds of times I've dropped it? ZOMG is a counter-conspiracy! 

[starknight97]

Define a Conspiacy? I worker at a corp called jabil cirurt corp. and in class they plan out said they make their product too go bad. Then pointed out how whirlpool almost went bankrupt becuase their product was so good and no one bought new ones. So go back too your hole banker lover.

[machwon]

@starknight97 You can't spell, you can't possibly get me to believe you worked there.

[starknight97]

@machwon Dude your retarded they replaced 2 factories with Mexicans and moved them too Mexico. lol you have no clue how a factory works do you? look it up it head quarters is off Giddings in auburn hills mi. road.

[machwon]

@starknight97 You're, not your. headquarters not head quarters. to, not too. This is probably why you got fired. FFS, you can't even spell circuits and you worked at a circuits factory.

Also what does this have to do with anything?

[starknight97]

@machwon So your a useless grammar teacher lol. Something any computer can do oh your still no smart smart ass. I quit cause i got a subcontract job with Raytheon lol. Oh your so dumb you missed the point that a joke your a joke lol. See it's in your title "Planned Obsolescence". This proves it a real-thing man your stupid.

[starknight97]

cases and points dis prove your bs protecting the current system. A 1975 craft 18 horse lawn mower. It still runs and was given away a newer yard man was bought in 1999 and was dead by 2005 the sear law mower had too pick up the work again. Till in 2010 a new industrial law mower was bought. First toaster over last 15 years news 1s maybe 2 years, first VCR still works minus a bad switch. new 1s about 1.5 years. 1985 Monte Carlo lasted 200k miles newer 1995 lasted 55k blow out engine.

[meub]

This video makes a good point. I watched the Light bulb Conspiracy and the film-makers did themselves a disservice in using light bulbs as the central example of planned obsolescence because modern incandescents and 100-year-old bulbs are apples and oranges. But the film does expose other real examples of this problem which is pervasive in any capitalist society - inkjet printers, ipods, nylon leggings, etc...

[machwon]

@JRP3 1. No, they were developed and sold well before any government mandates. They just sell better now. :P

2. They charge more because the technology is new and requires more capital and demand to produce them cheaper just like any technology. Econ 101.

3. Newer technologies are also less stable, they get better as we learn more. I haven't had this issue with CFLs recently.