RE: Planned Obsolescence: Free Market Fearmongering Debunked Again?
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A friend of mine recently hired an appliance repairman to look at her old fridge, which was making very bad noises. He was able to diagnose it and can order a repair kit for about $150. She had already looked at new fridges, and wasn't interested in paying $1500 for a new one. The repairman urged her to keep the old one going as long as she can. He said the new ones only last a year. Talk about planned obsolescence!
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The same Youtuber had a recent video on how refrigerators work, what makes simple ones good, and how a new largely-decent design went wrong. New models add lots of stuff, and cutting a massive hole in the front for an ice and water dispenser hurts efficiency a lot. If an old machine can be kept running, it's worthwhile.
My husband's nephew owns an appliance repair shop, he told us to hang on to all of our old appliances, and he said all of the new ones are junk.