tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post4584531382595393215..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Links 3 December 2021Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-8918525917771590462021-12-03T17:00:20.373-05:002021-12-03T17:00:20.373-05:00The Phoebus Cartel, an association of the world...<i>The Phoebus Cartel, an association of the world's five biggest lightbulb makers, conspired to reduce the lifespan of lightbulbs and therefore increase sales; it lasted from 1925 to 1939 and reduced average lightbulb lifespan from nearly 2500 hours to under 1200. (wikipedia, 17-minute video)</i><br /><br />And no one ever went to jail, and no laws were ever passed to prevent this sort of thing happening again in the future, and most people have never heard about this, and many of those who have simply shrug their shoulders and don't care.<br /><br />"Do you know that you're one of the few predator species that preys even on itself?" - General Trelane, <i>Star Trek</i>G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-74578861610395394542021-12-03T16:52:26.262-05:002021-12-03T16:52:26.262-05:00Someone else could equally well argue that Samet&#...<i>Someone else could equally well argue that Samet's de-glorification of WW II is just a transparent attempt to keep the US from fighting any more wars, no matter how necessary they might be.</i><br /><br />Such a someone would have to ignore the fact that no US war since WWII has been necessary.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com