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In reply to the discussion: Planned Obsolescence and why Capitalism Can Never Deliver a perfect product [View all]surrealAmerican
(11,358 posts)41. Those shoes were made to be repaired.
Parts of them did last 20 years, and other parts didn't. They also required more care than most people put into their footwear in this day and age.
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Planned Obsolescence and why Capitalism Can Never Deliver a perfect product [View all]
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