I see a lot of comments here defending the current junk culture. Whatever. There's no good reason a pair of scissors that has two steel blades should have a pla

I see a lot of comments here defending the current junk culture. Whatever. There's no good reason a pair of scissors that has two steel blades should have a plastic handle, joint, and rivet. Anything with plastic moving parts (e.g. a gear) was intentionally designed to break. It's always done to increase profit, either now, by decreasing cost, or in the long term, by increasing demand by needing a replacement.