Okay, generic rant about everything going to hell in a handcart since someone back in the day decided to prioritize profits over quality. Gotcha. So I think th

Okay, generic rant about everything going to hell in a handcart since someone back in the day decided to prioritize profits over quality. Gotcha. So I think the thing I'm confused about is what this has to do with Sears kit houses. Were they, like, really good quality? Was Sears not an incredibly profitable company that made its money by volume supply of cheaply sourced parts? I got the impression Sears houses were basic but functional. The fact that "Remarkably, almost 70% of these Sears DIY houses are still standing today" is reported uncritically in almost every online source about them, including the original piece, but... is that remarkable? How much 1920s suburban housing stock in general is still standing today?