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What is an economy? An economy is supposed to be
the efficient distribution/management of resources
and human energy in order to sustain a progressive
society. When applied to social concern it should also
reinforce desired behavioural tendencies and decrease
negative behavioural tendencies and meet universal
human needs. Therefore a real economy must have a
basis on our current scientific understandings in order
to definitively serve its function. So what do we have
now? Our current market system not only encourages -
but requires constant and increased consumption of
our planet's resources. It is in the interest of industry
to keep us consuming as much as possible at an
exponential rate so they can create profit. This is
obviously perpetuated through advertising and more
importantly through intrinsic and planned
obsolescence. Intrinsic obsolescence is the creation of
a good that is immediately inferior due to restrictions
imposed by cost efficiency. Planned obsolescence is
the conscious/deliberate reduction of efficiency
through design and production methods so that goods
being sold have to break down and be replaced at a
rate that can allow the cyclical consumption of the
Earth's resources and hence create more profit. This is
obvious in technology such as mobile phones which
could simply be designed so they can be easily
repaired or upgraded when new advancements are
made. However it is more profitable for consumers to
go out and buy an entire new phone as frequently as
possible.

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