When it comes to tech, planned obsolescence is a good thing.

I think tech moves so fast, I prefer for companies to try and make products with newer featured on a more frequent cycles, even if they aren’t meant to last as long. Even if my phone could last 10 years I wouldn’t want to use it more than 4. How many of you would still be using your Motorola razor if it still worked?

Edit: My point is that more frequent cycles leads to more rapid innovation. I like innovation. I used the word planned obsolescence because this is r/unpopularopinions and I was trying to be unpopular. I’m not against products lasting longer (I don’t want my washing machine to break every 2 years).

Edit 2: Well, I posted here knowing it was an unpopular one. Did I win?

Posted Jul 1, 2021, 12:04 AM UTC · edited

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