Ethics and Consequences of Planned Obsolescence
Planned obsolescence has these consequences :
- A harm to the environment, due to more pollution caused by more resource extraction and by more manufacturing of products.
- A harm to the environment, due to more waste generation.
- An increase in living costs, as products must be bought multiple times.
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