this is true but the build quality of the appliances today are unquestionably worse, I as a side job in my youth did a lot of appliance maint/repair. And now wo

this is true but the build quality of the appliances today are unquestionably worse, I as a side job in my youth did a lot of appliance maint/repair. And now working on my modern high end appliances it just makes me sad. plastic gearing, metal housing with so little ferrous metal magnets have trouble sticking to them. compressors made of such thin material its a wonder they ever survive the pressure they are under for 10 years. Washing machines whose outer clading is the only thing that holds it together, so they strongly flex as they run, wearing the barrings and belts out. the water sensing tech that is required by law is built with so many easy to fail parts that it probably has caused more waste than has ever saved water.