Planned Obsolescence: Why Products Are Built to Break
Watch this Think Bigger full episode from the video library on Ryan Fulks’s portfolio. The subject: from lightbulbs to smartphones, explore planned obsolescence and the choices that shorten a product's useful life. The episode connects design history, repair restrictions, and electronic waste.
From the Think Bigger project
Ryan co-founded Think Bigger and co-hosts the show with Vince Penman. The project brings together educational storytelling, on-camera conversations, editing, and motion design across full episodes and short videos.
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