"obviously they are creating a lot of value for customers as well" Or not. It's been well over a decade (more or less since I've been economically independent)

"obviously they are creating a lot of value for customers as well" Or not. It's been well over a decade (more or less since I've been economically independent) that I've been trying to avoid cheap, made in a death camp consumer goods, but they generally don't exist. What little does exist is geared towards the super wealthy. I don't want a cheap fridge with WiFi. I want a good one I don't want fast fashion. I want timeless I don't want a new cellphone every other year. My SE works fine There's no escaping it though. Not only have the blue collar middle class jobs disappeared. The middle class quality goods have gone too - there is no Kenmore no more.