Built to Buckle: Engineers Speak Out on How Device Failure Is Designed, Not Accidental
Former hardware engineers and materials scientists are breaking their silence on industry practices that treat component failure not as a flaw to be corrected but as a revenue mechanism to be calibrated. Internal documents, industry pattern data, and firsthand accounts reveal how planned obsolescence has evolved into a precise engineering discipline. The consequences fall hardest on American consumers who cannot afford to replace devices on corporate timelines.