What is Planned Obsolescence? (And How to Repair)

What is planned obsolescence? 4 ways to manage what’s broken

 

By Cheryl Leutjen

 

What is planned obsolescence, and what do we do with all the broken things in our lives? These days, items break all the time. The easiest solution for most of us is to trash what’s broken and buy new.

Repairs, when available, often cost more than purchasing a new item. Worse, few of us possess the knowledge to fix the ever more complex gadgets we use every day.

One of the more difficult challenges to sustainable ...