Wait, the subscription economy puts planned obsolescence to an end, because keeping the product in working condition is now the service-provider's problem.

>I was baffled that we invented a bulb that could last 100 years over a century ago and I still have to change bulbs every year or two.

You need to buy better bulbs.

In 2015 my local utility subsidized the purchase of LED light bulbs and I replaced 59 light bulbs all at once from a variety of vendors including Cree, GE, and Philips.

I've had one, an overhead PAR (led equivalent) bulb in my shower, fail since then and that's almost certainly due to the repeated bouts of 100% humidity and frequent temperature changes.

Of course, I purchased higher-end bulbs knowing that the bargain basement ones are built to cost.

edit: it is actually really weird that you have to replace your bulbs so often because every manufacturer who isn't a ABOLENSKLONG (or something nonsensical like that) Shenzhen-special amazon drop shipper has a 5-10 year warranty and they'd drown in RMA requests if their products failed after a year.

I'll bet a lot of incandescent bulbs would stay on for years and years if they weren't turn off and on all the time. But it costs money to leave them on, even if they're very low wattage; is it better for your bank account (not considering environmental costs) to leave an incandescent bulb on all the time, or to replace bulbs every year or two?