We built an entire economy on the idea that people will keep buying things they already have, and then act surprised when the things are designed to stop working.
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The design does not have to be a conspiracy. Optimise hard enough for cost and replacement volume and you arrive at the same place without anyone deciding it.
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something you reckon. a gripe, a hunch, a hill you will die on. serious or not.
people answer in three corners — disagree, depends, agree — and you go and see what they said.
small on purpose. you will need a code from someone already here.
what all this does to your head, and what to do about it.