This video is about stuff: light bulbs, printers, phones and why they aren’t better. Go to and use code VERITASIUM to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!
References:
The Man in the White Suit —
London, B. (1932). Ending the depression through planned obsolescence. —
Slade, G. (2009). Made to break: Technology and obsolescence in America. Harvard University Press —
Krajewski, M. (2014). The great lightbulb conspiracy. IEEE spectrum, 51(10), 56-61. —
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