Missing the elephant in the living room: The money keeps losing its value, and manufacturers have no choice to keep reducing quality because consumers would rather buy a slightly worse product at the same price rather than the same product at a higher price.
And the reason the money loses its value is because the Federal Reserve exists.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 16.4 ms ] threadOrdering on Amazon without looking at the item. Consumer engineering (planned obsolescence).
Cost cutting to satisfy customer. Swap for cheaper materials like synthetic fabric. Plastic+glue instead of metal+screws.
Stuff that is intentionally impossible to repair.
And the reason the money loses its value is because the Federal Reserve exists.