> You also have a society that does not appreciate quality. This really resonates with my experience as well. But I can't tell if its society at large that app

> You also have a society that does not appreciate quality. This really resonates with my experience as well. But I can't tell if its society at large that appreciates quality less, or that the relative purchasing power of recent generations has decreased so much that your average-Joe no longer has a say in whether they can get a quality purchase or not. Or perhaps the issue is planned obsoletion. Taking a page from appliance manufacturers these days, literally all the major manufacturers appear to have planned obsolecscence built into their appliances these days. Contrasted with the 45 yo Maytag refrigerator in my garage still running as well as the day it was purchased.