![For 80 years or so, planned obsolescence has been the dirty little engine that drives our consumer economy. Today the members of a nascent fixer movement say it's been long enough. : For 80 years or so, planned obsolescence has been the dirty little engine that drives our consumer economy. Today the members of a nascent fixer movement say it's been long enough. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/ONA0tRFYezZcSQzmv_UMFaBUvd8qD7980p-7qILZb9E.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b55682097b9affcf99132937e529ba1639e7b960)
For 80 years or so, planned obsolescence has been the dirty little engine that drives our consumer economy. Today the members of a nascent fixer movement say it's been long enough. :
![Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkqbfIvUUAA2woA.jpg:large)
Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all
![Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all Ephemeral Elegance on Twitter: "When nylon was first invented in 1939, it found instant success as a more durable alternative to silk stockings. Yet when World War II broke out, nearly all](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkqbgDPVAAE0xuT.jpg)