> the designs you see from mass-market manufactures reflect what consumers actually want when making their purchasing decisions Well, no. The actual problem i

> the designs you see from mass-market manufactures reflect what consumers actually want when making their purchasing decisions Well, no. The actual problem is consumers come from a high-trust society, but producers do not. When producers ALSO came from a high-trust society, consumers were right to not worry about what "hidden cuts" were being made in the name of almighty profit, because it simply wasn't done, and in fact, couldn't be done because there were too many honest people involved that a bad apple here or there couldn't get any traction. That's no longer the case, but culture changes slowly, and in this case, it's a change for the worst: not being able to trust your fellow man.