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46. Capitalism in the Han Dynasty.... Who knew. nt

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Planned Obsolescence and why Capitalism Can Never Deliver a perfect product [View all] Xipe Totec Jun 2015 OP

used car prices reflect the wane of planned obsolescence HFRN Jun 2015 #1

Capitalism swilton Jun 2015 #2

capitalism, in it's current form, is suboptimization HFRN Jun 2015 #5

Well put. nt laundry_queen Jun 2015 #44

"This is why we don't have light bulbs that last forever." Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #3

How the hell are we supposed to make a lightbulb that works forever? Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #4

Ironically, if a socialist made perma-products of vastly superior quality Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #6

I think it's known as "hyperbole"... ljm2002 Jun 2015 #10

+1 historylovr Jun 2015 #14

Eloquently put, and accurate. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #16

Oldest bulb has been burning since 1901. former9thward Jun 2015 #31

Did you read my post? Travis_0004 Jun 2015 #37

Yes I read it and agree with it. former9thward Jun 2015 #38

All engineering is compromise, there is no such thing as a perfect product Fumesucker Jun 2015 #7

This so very much!!! Adrahil Jun 2015 #11

Or you can buy them from LL Bean. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #36

Those shoes were made to be repaired. surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #41

Engineering is the marriage of science and economics Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #15

Don't pharmaceutical manufacturers make vaccines? nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #8

Orphan Drugs Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #17

You couldn't afford the perfect product liberal N proud Jun 2015 #9

Ineptitude and Short Sightedness One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #12

Everything in this life is limited. There is no perfect product. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #13

The Einstein Refrigerator: Built to Last 100 Years Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #18

So there is no smoking in socialist countries? former9thward Jun 2015 #19

You're confusing socialist countries with the concept of socialism Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #20

Its not a perfect system. former9thward Jun 2015 #22

Are you one of the 1%? Because if not, you're absolutely and unequivocally wrong! nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #24

No and No I am not. former9thward Jun 2015 #25

Really? Scandinavia? Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #28

Those are not remotely socialist countries. former9thward Jun 2015 #33

All of which have free market capitalist economies. Nt hack89 Jun 2015 #34

We've gone from lightbulbs that last 6 months to ones that last 10 years. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #21

The competition is between two economic theories. Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #23

Economic theories which exist only in pure form, in the realm of thought Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #26

Don't make me quote Bernie Sanders, please. Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #27

Maybe try quoting yourself, instead, if you want to make your own argument. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #29

#10. You're grasping at straws - Talmudic quibbling. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #30

Um, That doesn't even make sense. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #32

Not everything is made that way, but far too much is. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #35

Well demand creates jobs right? The2ndWheel Jun 2015 #39

Rich people don't need jobs. They do just fine living off the rest of us wage slaves. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #42

I use my great-grandmother's cast iron skillet every week. Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #40

Bare cast iron vessels have been used for cooking for over two thousand years. Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #43

I thought I did. Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #45

Capitalism in the Han Dynasty.... Who knew. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #46