Your toaster dies the second you unbox it. Pants rip on day one. The quality of everything is trash now. This is what bigheaded people call enshittification. Companies deliberately design products to break right after the warranty. This is due to the so-called “Hunt for Infinite growth.” Steady profits ain’t enough. They need MORE, so they skimp, shrink packages, and shove everything behind subscriptions. Infinite growth is a plague, and it hurts your personal finance.

Disclaimer: This video is satirical commentary and for entertainment purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice.

  • chunes@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    My friend got me this alarm clock for my birthday last year or the one before. Big battery that charges automatically, you can set your own alarm audio file, sounds good right? The display is already non-functional.

    Meanwhile, the LCD display in my alarm clock from the 80s is still as bright as ever…