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Re:The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy by manjushri on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @12:50PM (#16530501)
Indeed, that is the justification for planned obsolescence, the environment be damned.
Re:The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy by ChrisLomont on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:16PM (#16531712)
Doing things that are unprofitable is also unsustainable on a large scale. It an only be done by using subsidies, i.e., other resources generated from profits, which does not scale.

Losing money is not a viable long term solution for a business, an economy, or mankind.

Re:The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy by manjushri on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @10:52AM (#16537192)
Accepting lower profit != accepting negative net profit and is far more sustainable for mankind than dogmatically seeking maximum profits.