> I don't know if it is because the externalities of waste are not taxed properly or if it is because manufacturing products that are hard to repair gives more robust products and less waste in the end.
It's because our entire economic system is oriented toward growth and puts profit above everything else.
Profit is fine; the problem is that the true costs aren't borne by the consumers. We subsidize by polluting, by relying on forced labor, by relying on people working in dangerous environments and so on
It's because our entire economic system is oriented toward growth and puts profit above everything else.