[twhitmore]

Greed, excess and short-term capitalism.

My particular beef is disposable/ short-lived goods -- the impact on the Earth of a product that lasts for 30 years is far less than one designed to need replacement after 5.

Yet weenie product managers & vulturous MBAs are constantly engineering things weaker & less repairable.

Sometimes to make the unit cost 0.5 cents cheaper, but perhaps more often to force earlier replacement and another revenue opportunity.