what is systemic obsolescence?
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Planned obsolescence is the marketing strategy of deliberately introducing obsolescence into a product strategy. Obsolescence, in general, is the process of passing out of usefulness. In a business context this means the object is no longer perceived as having value, that is, a product is no longer wanted even though it is still in good working order. This can be contrasted with deterioration, which is a process of disintegration or degeneration. The difference is that obsolescence is a perception about the usefulness of an object whereas deterioration is a physical process. The two concepts are highly correlated, but neither is a sufficient or necessary condition of the other. That is, you can have obsolescence without deterioration, and you can have deterioration without obsolescence.\n\n\nTypes of planned obsolescence:\n\n\nFunctional obsolescence:\nPlanned functional obsolescence is a type of technical obsolescence in which companies introduce new technology which replaces the old. The old products do not have the same capabilities or functionality as the new ones. For example a company that sold video tape decks while they were developing DVDs was engaging in planned obsolescence. That is, they were actively planning to make their existing product (video tape) obsolete by developing a substitute product (DVDs) with greater functionality (better quality). Another example is the replacement of telegraphs with telephones.\n\nAssociated products that are complements to the old products will also become obsolete with the introduction of new products. For example video tape holders saw the same fate as video tapes and video tape decks. Likewise, buggy whips became obsolete when people started traveling in cars instead of buggies.\n\n\nSystemic obsolescence:\nPlanned systemic obsolescence is the deliberate attempt to make a product obsolete by altering the system in which it is used in such a way as to make its continued use difficult. For example new software is frequently introduced that is not compatible with older software. This makes the older software largely obsolete. For example, even though an older version of a word processing program is operating correctly, it might not be able to read .doc files from newer versions. The lack of interoperability forces many users to purchase new programs prematurely. The greater the network externalities in the market, the more effective is this strategy.\n\nAnother way of introducing systemic obsolescence is to eliminate service and maintenance for a product. If a product fails, the user is forced to purchase a new one. This strategy seldom works because there are typically third parties that are prepared to perform the service if parts are still available.\n\n\nStyle obsolescence:\nPlanned style obsolescence occurs when marketers change the styling of products so customers will purchase products more frequently. The style changes are designed to make owners of the old model feel 'out of date'. It is also designed to differentiate the product from the competition, thereby reducing price competition. Marketers also claim that style changes relieve peoples' boredom and allows for both self-expression and conformity at the same time. One example of style obsolescence is the automobile industry in which manufacturers typically make style changes every year or two. As the former CEO of General Motors, Alfred P. Sloan, stated, "Today the appearance of a motor-car is a most important factor in the selling end of the business—perhaps the most important factor— because everyone knows the car will run."\n\nSome marketers go one step further: they attempt to initiate fashions or fads. A fashion is any style that is popularly accepted by groups of people over a period of time. A fad is a short term fashion. Examples of successfully created fashions or fads include Beanie Babies, Ninja Turtles, Cabbage Patch Kids, Rubik's Cubes, pet rocks, acid wash jeans, Pokémon,
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When its intigrated and you cannot upgrade it anymore.
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not quite "to make obsolete" but may fit the bill when talking about being an antonym for "necessitate"...preclude? obviate?
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Apathy and malaise same as in the recent pass
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MENOPAUSE...\n\nit proceeds over time!
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short-half lives because they are more unstable.
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This means: Somebody has lost the art of simplicity.
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There is less hormone prodution in an old body.
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If you'll forgive a modest oversimplification...\n\nDisease is a significant deviation from the normal homeostatic pattern.  Disrupt the "normal" state, and homeostatic mechanisms will try to restore it; when they try and fail (or when a flaw in the control systems causes them to take the state of the body where it should not be), you have disease.\n\nAgain, this is an oversimplification, but I think it has the basics you need.
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Going out of use; becoming out of date.
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Community and/or Ecosystem
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I think they know there are serious systemic problems. They just don't know what to do about them, or, if they have some ideas, they don't think they'll be able to implement the fixes. So, they just do what they've always done, fight with each other for votes and accept graft so they can keep doing it.
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When two or more systems become intergrated (interconnected).
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Well, it deteriorates because all order is lost and everyone starts killing each other. That question is so broad. Maybe, you can narrow it and it might be easier to answer.
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cause things get older not younger.
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Sustainability is a systemic concept, relating to the continuity of economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society. It is intended to be a means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals indefinitely. Sustainability affects every level of organization, from the local neighborhood to the entire planet.
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I suppose that two processes are to blame:\na) The accumulation of extracellular material (extracellular matrix)\nb) The accumulation of senescent (old, non-replicating) cells that are less able to maintain a stable environment\n\nThis is not an "official", research-quality response. I'm just talking out of my head but I think I may be right.