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Not even 10% in and the author has referenced Elkhart, IN as a marker for how Americans divide needs and wants.
The first thing cut when money is tight is an RV, and “trailer town” knows this well.
Because they make most of the country’s RVs, the community has long since been used as an early warning sign for any tremor in consumer confidence. So interesting that my home county is used for this data.
— Aug 05, 2025 04:16AM
The first thing cut when money is tight is an RV, and “trailer town” knows this well.
Because they make most of the country’s RVs, the community has long since been used as an early warning sign for any tremor in consumer confidence. So interesting that my home county is used for this data.
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Ever complain that things aren’t built to last? It’s true due to Planned Obsolescence—the concept of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited lifespan or purposely frail design so that it becomes obsolete sooner.
Lightbulb companies actually got together in the 1920s and agreed to all make the span of their lightbulbs shorter so that they could all continue to sell more lightbulbs.
— Aug 14, 2025 11:18PM
Lightbulb companies actually got together in the 1920s and agreed to all make the span of their lightbulbs shorter so that they could all continue to sell more lightbulbs.
