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It was described as a 1932 book that advocated for the concept of creative waste, which argued for producing less durable goods to increase consumer purchases.
And they wrote a book that wasn't too far off that pamphlet called Consumer Engineering, colon, or at least of a colon and a title, a new technique for prosperity.
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It was described as a 1932 book that advocated for the concept of creative waste, which argued for producing less durable goods to increase consumer purchases.
And they wrote a book that wasn't too far off that pamphlet called Consumer Engineering, colon, or at least of a colon and a title, a new technique for prosperity.
And they called it creative waste and just basically flat out said, we should make things that are less durable because, you know, people are going to buy more stuff.