look around. have you been changing your phones way too often? have you found yourself inundated with endless pairs of shoes that are enough to equip a small army? are you charged for your subscriptions every other day, like you've been court-ordered to pay war reparations? is the number of cords, wires, and charging cables around you enough to hang half the world's spree killers and war criminals? this episode will help you sniff out egregious manipulations that contribute to a sinister phenomenon of perceived obsolescence.