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Planned Obsolescence
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Planned Obsolescence
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Planned Obsolescence
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Explore podcasts, interviews & explainers on planned obsolescence — 6 indexed, updated Apr 2026.
Ajeya Cotra's Substack newsletter.
The practice of designing products with a limited useful life to encourage replacement.
By the way, selling planned obsolescence was part of creating dynamic demand.
I guess planned obsolescence was part of creating dynamic demand.
A strategy to increase demand by designing products with a limited lifespan.
Arcmira tracks 6 indexed media appearances or mentions for planned obsolescence, tied to source videos, channels, and transcript-derived context.
Arcmira uses indexed YouTube videos and transcripts. Representative source evidence on this page includes "It's Crunch Time: Ajeya Cotra on RSI & AI-Powered AI Safety Work, from the 80,000 Hours Podcast" with transcript-derived context and links when available.
planned obsolescence is connected to Apple, AI, Japan in Arcmira's media graph.
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The trendline is visible, but the dated evidence behind planned obsolescence is in the premium layer.
“Ajeya Cotra's Substack newsletter.”
“The practice of designing products with a limited useful life to encourage replacement.”
“By the way, selling planned obsolescence was part of creating dynamic demand.”
“I guess planned obsolescence was part of creating dynamic demand.”
“A strategy to increase demand by designing products with a limited lifespan.”