Slade’s Made to Break pgs 1-81

In the first section of "Made to Break" by Slade, he mentions obsolescence. Obsolescence is when an object is still in perfect working condition, but being abandoned. Obsolescence often occurs when a new technology comes out, updates, or outdated. Slade's idea is that many products in United States are made to be broken after a certain amount of time therefore consumers will be required to purchase a new product. This is because we live in a capitalist country. Perfect examples of this would be daily products such as a computer or a television set. After a certain amount of use, the computer always seems to be breaking. But without any viruses why is the computer starting to break? Same for the television, after a certain hours of watching, the screen starts burning out. The idea of obsolescence started out in GM, general motors, in 1927. Their idea is to create a annual model, but with a little additional luxury hoping that consumers will like it more than the previous models. A perfect example of this would be my car, BMW 528e 1988 model. The newer version is obviously a lot better than my car condition wise. But if you look at the inside, my car has a lot of the similar feature the newer model does. My car has power seats, power windows, air condition and heat, wind shield wipers... things that most cars have now, but it is just outdated. But obviously a 2010 BMW is very different than a 1988 BMW in every way possible.