The Light Bulb Conspiracy

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The Light Bulb Conspiracy

The untold story of Planned Obsolescence

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

Original Title

Prêt-à-jeter

Release Date

2010-11-30

Year

2010

Duration

1h 15m

Status

Released

Score

7.59

#capitalism#printer#greed#profit#conspiracy#business#consumerism#advertising#light-bulb#ethics#efficiency

Cast

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Molly Malcolm

Narrator

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Mike Anane

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Michael Braungart

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Steve Bunn

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Nicols Fox

Casey Neistat

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