The era of reliable technology is dying. Modern smart devices are engineered to fail. Big Tech won't tell you about the software locks, the unrepairable glued-in batteries, or the 'smart' updates that destroy your privacy and brick your devices—but we will. We expose the engineering disasters, planned obsolescence, and corporate monopolies destroying the machines you trust. Subscribe to learn the truth about your tech." (Directly adapting the exact formulas from Industrial Decay and Truck Guide) [1, 3].