Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "This is why we can't have nice things" video.

  1. The interesting question is, what are your requirements? If you want an everlasting light bulb and don't mind the efficiency, it's really easy to do. However, if you want spectrum distribution identical to black body radiation (that is, quality wise matching an incasdescent light bulb) and efficiency above 100 lm/W (better than CFL), then creating everlasting light bulb is really really really hard. And those white LEDs? The failure point of those is either too thin phosphor coating (white LEDs use phosphor to convert UV light to visible light and that's a wear part) or electrolytic capacitors having limited lifespan inside the inverter needed to power those LEDs.
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  2. Any device with an integrated battery that is not easily user replaceable is an example of planned obscolence. Manufacturers will keep telling lies about why they supposedly cannot create thin waterproof devices with 3.5 mm audio plug and user replaceable battery even though such devices have already existed in the past.
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  3.  @vishwajeetprasad1729  I'm happy to buy last years products from mindless people following this year's trends as long as I can fix the stuff that gets broken. Currently, even if you can solder stuff like Louis, there's no way to get software upgrades to an iPhone once Apple stops supporting it. With Android, there's e.g. LineageOS.
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  4. The interesting part about iPhones is that many people rationalize their high purchase price by the "fact" that Apple supports those devices longer than Android manufacturers. However, if you actually check the Apple documentation, they promise zero support for their products. In fact, they could never release a single software update nor any spare parts and they would still not break any promises they have made to the public.
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  5. THIS! I can proudly say that I have never owned a smartphone that I cannot replace the operating system. Sadly, I cannot say the same about all the cars even though I do most repairs to those too by myself.
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