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Planned obsolescence is a strategy in which products are deliberately designed with a limited useful life, thereby encouraging consumers to purchase new products after a certain period. The concept was first introduced in 1932 by Bernard London in his article titled “Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence”. London proposed this strategy as a solution to exit the 1929 Global Economic Crisis. He argued that product lifespans should be determined by the state and that products reaching