VIDEO: "The Light Bulb Conspiracy"

[ghosthunter]

The Lightbulb Conspiracy aka Pyramids of Waste
Documentary on planned obsolescence (2010)

[niky]

How did I know you were going to post this after what happened this morning? Wahahaha.

You know, thinking about it, the Communists could have destroyed capitalism back in the 70's... simply by selling better lightbulbs, refrigerators and cars to Americans and bankrupting American companies...

[uls]

gotta keep the economy moving

imagine if stuff were made to last forever

nobody's gonna buy new stuff

[Chinoi]

gotta keep the economy moving

imagine if stuff were made to last forever

nobody's gonna buy new stuff

Pero bad for business. Ano nangyari sa US company na Singer Sewing Company. Ang tibay ng gawa nila. Pero nawala na sila.

To really profit from a brand, you have to make products that will become "obsolete" either by function or through styling in a year or so. This will force consumers to buy the product again & again but in it's newer form, even if the improvements are only slight when compared to the previous design. This is one reason why we have a fashion industry. Even if last year's shirts, pants and dresses are still in excellent condition, we are driven to buy the latest clothes to stay in fashion.

[ghosthunter]

Pero bad for business. Ano nangyari sa US company na Singer Sewing Company. Ang tibay ng gawa nila. Pero nawala na sila.

That is the problem. You make a product that is so durable, it will last for decades without breaking down. Although nearly every household has a Singer sewing machine, the company itself has not benefited from it's products' success.

[Ry_Tower]

That is the problem. You make a product that is so durable, it will last for decades without breaking down. Although nearly every household has a Singer sewing machine, the company itself has not benefited from it's products' success.

Kaya some companies in order to survive go into other industries.

Yung ice scarmble business ni mrs. monthly halos bili ng hand mixer, plastic ang internal gears eh, nilagyan ko pa synthetic grease pero wala talaga. Papagawa na nga lang ako ng custom made mixer since malaki din kung 3 every month for each kiosk. Yung mga mechanical mixer ng mga naglalako, ang tibay eh. Pure bakal.

[uls]

Pero bad for business. Ano nangyari sa US company na Singer Sewing Company. Ang tibay ng gawa nila. Pero nawala na sila.

To really profit from a brand, you have to make products that will become "obsolete" either by function or through styling in a year or so. This will force consumers to buy the product again & again but in it's newer form, even if the improvements are only slight when compared to the previous design. This is one reason why we have a fashion industry. Even if last year's shirts, pants and dresses are still in excellent condition, we are driven to buy the latest clothes to stay in fashion.

kaya nga

ano ba sinabi ko?

gotta keep the economy moving meaning people have to keep buying news stuff

[Monseratto]

Di lang new, but also cheaper. Look at America, wala ng company gumagawa ng TV like RCA or Magnavox, they lost out to the Japanese like Sony and Panasonic. Now the Japanese are also feeling the pinch from the Koreans like Samsung and LG. Next would be the Chinese turn...

[dnomyar]

hmmm.... missed the good old days where our growing family make do with the old reliable german made beetle. really this folks vagen (people's car) are made to last. One of Hitler's useful contribution to mankind. one that doesn't need water to cool the engine and so gas efficient. back to the drawing board.. let us advocate long-lasting cars, specially at this time of rising oil prices and age of consumerism aka materialism.... great documentary...thank you ghosthunter! kudos, tis well-appreciated.

[donbuggy]

Owner type jeeps and passenger jeepneys have a long lasting, unchanging design. Local fabricators are not into planned obsolescence.

[ghosthunter]

Owner type jeeps and passenger jeepneys have a long lasting, unchanging design. Local fabricators are not into planned obsolescence.

Owner type jeeps are not mass produced items. They are practically custom made vehicles.

[Monseratto]

Why fix if you can add a little more and buy a new one? Daming junk sa bahay namin. Nahihinayang itapon...

[ghosthunter]

Why fix if you can add a little more and buy a new one? Daming junk sa bahay namin. Nahihinayang itapon...

For some items, that is the way is has been going. The cost of labor and parts tend to reach the purchase price of a new item so we end up buying a new items even if the old item only needs a minor repair/service to get back to 100% working order.

An example is mobile phones.

[alwayz_yummy]

For some items, that is the way is has been going. The cost of labor and parts tend to reach the purchase price of a new item so we end up buying a new items even if the old item only needs a minor repair/service to get back to 100% working order.

An example is mobile phones.

a good examples are:

isuzu crosswind, mitsubishi adventure.... difference lang naman sa bago ay halos aesthetics lang...

[Monseratto]

Filipinos in Japan use to laugh when Japanese throw perfectly good stuff in the streets. Technological advancement ang bagong planned obsolencent.

[ghosthunter]

Anyone from the APPLE camp would like to share?

[en3rgy]

Anyone from the APPLE camp would like to share?

I think it is not fair to single out Apple in this case. Most, if not all companies follow a similar direction and have their own ways of generating money. Just refer to what Microsoft did with the Windows Operating System. My two cents on this matter