The Lightbulb Conspiracy

Consumerism = 1. Advertisement -- -- 2. Planned Obsolescence -- -- 3. Credit : These 3 stages of modern business are worth noting regarding the promulgation of today's world wide consumer system which is stripping the natural wealth of the planet for all inhabitants, including man.Stages 1 (Advertisement), and 3 (Credit) are well known and often discussed in the mainstream arena.Stage 2 of this consumer process is much less talked about.Stage 2 - Planned Obsolescence..(Is often compulsory for those entering into an established market.. for them to be allowed into the fold.) Obsolescence is the state of being when an object, service or practice is no longer wanted, even though it may still be in good working order.

Thanks to international, inter-company agreements, and where obsolescence is planned, (which is well illustrated here in the case of the light bulb's intentional life-reduction over the last century), we really Do have an identifiable template by which large companies Are going to operate under in order to maintain consistent profit.
These agreements also foster alliances between the largest companies, solidifying the groups' monopoly over their particular market areas.
If there is a display of competition and output styles between different companies, there will at the very least be Some agreements in place to preserve both a steady income and a mutually beneficial monopoly/ duopoly/ oligopoly for the established players involved. Negating any veritable competition.
This has been going on for too long now.. resulting in disastrous consequences and (how ever you see it) ever-decreasing/expanding circles of self-interest.
The illusion of competition is diligently maintained. It's part of everyday business now. Maintained by those in the know (the heads of companies, executives, lobbyists etc.) for the 'benefit' of those who care to actually watch what's going on.
These sorts of corporate activities serve big money interests alone,
NOTE: Over time, production processes are becoming less and less dependent on man power.
Today's corporatism is a form of fascism.. less obvious than Nazism ever was. and is far more detrimental to the planet's survival.. etc.
It just a little obvious in this day and age what's going on here.. what's been transpiring on our planet since at least the second world war and more likely, to differing degrees, a long time before then.