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In reply to the discussion: Planned Obsolescence and why Capitalism Can Never Deliver a perfect product [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)10. I think it's known as "hyperbole"...
...and is a frequently used rhetorical device.
If we were reading a paragraph in a book, your critique would be valid. As it is, reading an informal essay on an online discussion group, I think it is appropriate to give a little slack. The overall point is sound: we could have lots of things that last a long time, and produce a lot less waste -- but the imperatives of capitalism work against that, so we don't.
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Xipe Totec
Jun 2015
OP
Ironically, if a socialist made perma-products of vastly superior quality
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2015
#6
Are you one of the 1%? Because if not, you're absolutely and unequivocally wrong! nt
Xipe Totec
Jun 2015
#24
We've gone from lightbulbs that last 6 months to ones that last 10 years.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#21
Economic theories which exist only in pure form, in the realm of thought
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#26
Maybe try quoting yourself, instead, if you want to make your own argument.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#29
Rich people don't need jobs. They do just fine living off the rest of us wage slaves. nt
Xipe Totec
Jun 2015
#42
Bare cast iron vessels have been used for cooking for over two thousand years.
Xipe Totec
Jun 2015
#43