• GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Companies don’t make as much money when it’s repairable. Washers and dryers used to last 20-25 years with a few repairs here and there. But companies weren’t making any money, so they started making unrepairable junk instead.

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      2 months ago

      That has a name: built-in obsolescence, and it’s bad.