thanks for the rec. put it on for movie night. gonna watch it today.

Ryuko

Ooo thanks for sharing that reference, FreQniK. Gotta check it out. Insane irony, yet also completely logical from another lens.

YuurinBee

This is essentially the same concept behind the film 

A chemist works to perfect the perfect fabric that wont tear or get dirty. Both the workers and the management unite to end this perfect fiber as it would  leave them all jobless.

Truly a wonderful film about planned obsolescence.

Library

[ARTICLE] The Shirky Principle

AilliA

This is essentially the same concept behind the film *The Man in the White Suit* ([imdb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044876/?ref_=ext_shr)) 

A chemist works to perfect the perfect fabric that wont tear or get dirty. Both the workers and the management unite to end this perfect fiber as it would  leave them all jobless.

Truly a wonderful film about planned obsolescence.