Tag: planned obsolescence

This is a 2-panel comparison meme joking about the durability difference between modern and vintage refrigerators. The top panel has text saying 'My friends every 6 months with modern fridges:' next to an image of a frustrated woman holding her head while looking at an empty, broken modern fridge. The bottom panel has text saying 'Me with my great grampas hand-me down refrigerator:' next to an image of a smiling woman reaching into a fully stocked, perfectly functional old inherited fridge. The humor relies on the widely shared sentiment that older home appliances were built to last for decades, while modern appliances suffer from planned obsolescence and break easily after only a few years of use.

Old fridges am I right?

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This meme has top text that reads 'My reaction when Apple announces the iPhone 18 and I start to feel my iPhone 14 overheat' placed above an image of Wheezy, the squeaky penguin character from the Toy Story franchise, sitting dejectedly in a dim, blue-lit corner looking tired and resigned. The joke plays on the widely discussed consumer trope and accusation of planned obsolescence for Apple products, implying that older iPhone models immediately develop performance issues like overheating as soon as a far newer generation of the device is announced.

My reaction when Apple announces iPhone 18 and my iPhone 14 overheats

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This meme uses a classic scene from the Baki Hanma anime to make a relatable joke about computing hardware durability. Text at the top sets up the premise: the extremely muscular, nearly invulnerable character (Pickle) standing unfazed while being hit by multiple powerful laser blasts to the head represents laptops and desktop PCs that have remained functional for over 15 years. The laser blasts stand in for repeated attempts by tech companies to render older hardware obsolete, including planned obsolescence practices, planned software slowdowns, and discontinued support for older devices, all of which have failed to break these still-functional older machines. A second character hides in the bushes looking shocked, mirroring the surprise of both tech companies and users at how long well-built older hardware can last.

Old Laptops and Desktops Surviving Corporate Planned Obsolescence

This meme uses a classic scen…