E-Waste

The Engineered Expiration – Part 4: From Corporate Profit to Corporate Crime: The Environmental Cost of Artificial Limits

21 February 2025·794 words·4 mins

Systems and Innovation Environmental Impact E-Waste Resource Depletion Corporate Crime Sustainability Technological History

The ecological consequences of planned obsolescence, generating mountains of toxic e-waste, depleting critical resources, and creating a massive environmental burden.

Planned Obsolescence

18 February 2025·247 words·2 mins

Systems and Innovation Planned Obsolescence Consumer Psychology Design Repair E-Waste Right-to-Repair Technological History Political Economy

A five-part exploration of how manufacturers deliberately design products to fail, from the Phoebus Cartel to modern software lock-ins and repair prevention.

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