This is why we can't have nice things

This video is about stuff: light bulbs, printers, phones and why they aren't better. Go to https://NordVPN.com/veritasium and use code VERITASIUM to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!References:The Man in the White Suit — https://ve42.co/SuitLondon, B. (1932). Ending the depression through planned obsolescence. — https://ve42.co/London32Slade, G. (2009). Made to break: Technology and obsolescence in America. Harvard University Press — https://ve42.co/madetobreakKrajewski, M. (2014). The great lightbulb conspiracy. IEEE spectrum, 51(10), 56-61. — https://ve42.co/PhoebusPlanet Money, The Phoebus Cartel - https://ve42.co/PMobsThe Light Bulb Conspiracy - https://youtu.be/e9xmn228HM0Special thanks to Patreon supporters: Mac Malkawi, Oleksii Leonov, Michael Schneider, Jim Osmun, Tyson McDowell, Ludovic Robillard, jim buckmaster, fanime96, Juan Benet, Ruslan Khroma, Robert Blum, Richard Sundvall, Lee Redden, Vincent, Lyvann Ferrusca, Alfred Wallace, Arjun Chakroborty, Joar Wandborg, Clayton Greenwell, Pindex, Michael Krugman, Cy 'kkm' K'Nelson, Sam Lutfi, Ron NealWritten by Derek Muller and Petr LebedevAnimation by Ivy TelloFilmed by Derek Muller and Raquel NunoEdited by Derek MullerVideo supplied by Getty ImagesMusic by Jonny Hyman and from https://epidemicsound.com"Aquatic Planet", "Rhythm of Dreams", "Tread Lightly", "Unexpected Visitors", "Curved Mirrors" "Drunken Lullaby" "Fluorescent Lights"Thumbnail by Raquel Nuno and Karri Denise