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"Planned Obsolescence," is making people want things,
. . . that they essentially didn't need.

People buy new iPhones every year, and
. . . new clothes every season.
People purchase lighters, and pens,
. . . every time they run out of lighter fluid, and ink.
In a way,
. . . single-use products are "planned obsolescence" on steroids.
. . . Plastic containers, and silverware are essentially,
. . . cutlery, and boxes made to be thrown away.

All this stuff is the essence of unsustainability,
. . . creating waste, and making people work all day,
. . . to make products that have such short lives,
. . . they barely benefit anyone.
People work all day building factories,
. . . that turn oil into plastic forks,
. . . which people recycle into lovely things,
. . . like piles of trash the size of Texas.

Along with the practice of consumer credit,
. . . which allowed people to buy things that they didn't need,
. . . was one of the big steps forward,
. . . that just turbo-charged the industry.
Sometimes, it's hard to tell whether the economy is serving us,
. . . or we're serving it.

12-7-2018 Source:  Who invented "Planned Obsolescence"