Lightbulb Conspiracy

Lightbulb conspiracy is a documental that talks about the planned obsolescence. Planned obsolocence is an economic system in which things are created to be obsolete in few time. What this system wants is to make people by each time a new product is out. People is not obligated to be part of the planned obsolescence but their will of being update with what is new in the market makes them buy everything that's new. As a result of the planned obsolocence the society has entered in a consumerism culture in which all what matters is buying the newest things. In the film we can see how the lightbulb cartel created lightbulbs that are designed to just last few hours. Companies created thier products to last few time in order to clients need to buy more and more.

As the companies of the lightbulb cartel decreased the hours of usage of lightbulbs the produstion increased. As the people need to invest more in their products the companies need to produce more in otprder to sell as the demand needs. Sub developed countries are strongly affected with this economic system. Companies an people who is part of the planned obsolescence need to get rid of their old products. This products are taken and deposited at third world countries with try to get some valuable material from the wastes. Now companies think in how they can do to engage people with the newest products. 

The next picture is a photo of how Apple forced people to chage their devices because their charger was not compatible with new devices. 

   Credits: New York Times.