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The Quality of the Banana B Brands
"I think it can be a nice little window into the discussion of planned opsolescence, which is always very interesting," he says. The idea that under capitalism, basic products are produced not to last, but instead they have a planned period of function before they will inevitably and intentionally break. "The main thing capitalism is trying to sell us is absolutebl shed. And yet, planned up solessence itself teaches us that this doesn't work."