my name is hoover lowery the co-founder of the restart project the 1st prime p. of examples of designs that limits consumers ability to repair and reuse a problem. like batteries cannot be removed or products to be glued rather than screwed. to screw the glue that's a good one of the it's a problem of this sign any under labor of choice but much like trust me that's why . there is this theoretical understanding that a product will say that they are your legal warranty expires the american. came up with planned obsolescence way back in 1902 he thought it would be a good way to boost the economy because it would force customers to buy more products. be. incredibly flawed because what we're seeing is the type of innovation that actually does not. nor people. whether we like it or not the products we buy aren't built for the ages. it's become obsolete the way the. customers are angry about that. they forced us to buy. this thing. that's been the source of my worst experience because they won't support the. awareness of the problem is growing both in the us and. by th