Have you ever wondered why new tech often breaks in a span of a few years while that 20 year old microwave at home still works just fine? Why we celebrate our smartphone if it's still functional after 3 years like that is rare? I for one has always wondered about this and I found a really interesting video about the topic of Planned Obsolescence. Some key points from the video: Manufactured obsolescence fuels consumerism and environmental degradation in an already over consuming world. So if it is clearly a terrible scheme for our wallet, well being and the environment; how do we stop it? We have to shift our action compass from self-centric to nature-aligned. We have to filter every action through a consequential stress test, and we have to be pretty radical about it. When considering an action, we have to ask: Does it actively contribute to humans and nature thriving together as one integrated system on this planet? If yes, green light. If not, red light. Companies like Fairphone and Framework Computer (to name a few) seem to be working on this problem so this is not a distant dream, it is happening right now. https://youtube.com/watch?v=wzWU7D0S9_8 Photo by Ashkan Forouzani @ashkfor121 on Unsplash