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Originally heard about this on the Planet Money podcast, and then I found this article.


The Phoebus cartel engineered a shorter-lived lightbulb and gave birth to planned obsolescence
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/ ... conspiracy

If you prefer to listen to the Podcast:
https://one.npr.org/i/707382853:707479231

Not surprised. How about that bulb in the fire-station that has over 1,000,000 hours? We clearly could make better bulbs.

That thing is so dim its barely burning.