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'''Self-destructive design''' is a generic form of product design whereby it is possible that some if not all functions of the device will cease functioning. Self-destructive design can occur unintentionally due to oversights but it can be implemented intentionally. Self-destructive design is split into numerous types: '''discontinuation bricking, digital discontinuation bricking, end-of-life product discontinuation,''' and '''[[planned obsolescence]]'''. All forms of self-destructive design harm consumers in that it reduces product lifetime and increases waste production.

'''Self-destructive design''' is a generic form of product design whereby it is possible that some if not all functions of the device will cease functioning. Self-destructive design can occur unintentionally due to oversights but it can be implemented intentionally. Self-destructive design is split into numerous types: '''[[discontinuation bricking]], digital discontinuation bricking, end-of-life product discontinuation,''' and '''[[planned obsolescence]]'''. All forms of self-destructive design harm consumers in that it reduces product lifetime and increases waste production.

*'''[[Planned obsolescence]]''' is a business strategy where a product is designed in such a way that it will inevitably fail or become obsolete and require replacement with a non-obsolete product.

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*'''[[Planned obsolescence]]''' is special in this case because its sole intent is to make products become waste so that consumers buy more products.

*'''EOL''' will generate waste due to the decrease in repairability. If it becomes to expensive to repair an EOL product it becomes waste.

*'''EOL''' will generate waste due to the decrease in repairability. If it becomes too expensive to repair an EOL product it becomes waste.

**'''Physical Discontinuation bricking''' usually results from design choices that make the device hard to repair.

**'''Digital discontinuation bricking''' is even more severe in this regard due to dependence on remote servers, most consumers will not build their own server architecture for the sake of running a digital app or device. Additionally for the small subset of consumers that would be interested, they are rendered incapable of doing so since these servers often will use proprietary software, which often is not publicly accessible for personal usage.

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*[[Rosetta Stone bricks legacy CD-based and downloadable software|Rosetta Stone bricks $500 legacy CD software and downloadable products]] by blocking activation to push subscriptions. The bricked software has a perpetual license.

*[[Whoop]] is a health tracking wristband that measures strain, recovery, and sleep, but without an active subscription it becomes useless.

==References==

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-'''Self-destructive design''' is a generic form of product design whereby it is possible that some if not all functions of the device will cease functioning. Self-destructive design can occur unintentionally due to oversights but it can be implemented intentionally. Self-destructive design is split into numerous types: '''discontinuation bricking, digital discontinuation bricking, end-of-life product discontinuation,''' and '''[[planned obsolescence]]'''. All forms of self-destructive design harm consumers in that it reduces product lifetime and increases waste production.
+'''Self-destructive design''' is a generic form of product design whereby it is possible that some if not all functions of the device will cease functioning. Self-destructive design can occur unintentionally due to oversights but it can be implemented intentionally. Self-destructive design is split into numerous types: '''[[discontinuation bricking]], digital discontinuation bricking, end-of-life product discontinuation,''' and '''[[planned obsolescence]]'''. All forms of self-destructive design harm consumers in that it reduces product lifetime and increases waste production.
 *'''[[Planned obsolescence]]''' is a business strategy where a product is designed in such a way that it will inevitably fail or become obsolete and require replacement with a non-obsolete product.
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 *'''[[Planned obsolescence]]''' is special in this case because its sole intent is to make products become waste so that consumers buy more products.
-*'''EOL''' will generate waste due to the decrease in repairability. If it becomes to expensive to repair an EOL product it becomes waste.
+*'''EOL''' will generate waste due to the decrease in repairability. If it becomes too expensive to repair an EOL product it becomes waste.
 **'''Physical Discontinuation bricking''' usually results from design choices that make the device hard to repair.
 **'''Digital discontinuation bricking''' is even more severe in this regard due to dependence on remote servers, most consumers will not build their own server architecture for the sake of running a digital app or device. Additionally for the small subset of consumers that would be interested, they are rendered incapable of doing so since these servers often will use proprietary software, which often is not publicly accessible for personal usage.
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 *[[Rosetta Stone bricks legacy CD-based and downloadable software|Rosetta Stone bricks $500 legacy CD software and downloadable products]] by blocking activation to push subscriptions. The bricked software has a perpetual license.
+*[[Whoop]] is a health tracking wristband that measures strain, recovery, and sleep, but without an active subscription it becomes useless.
 ==References==