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Most of the time I don't need an expensive overbuilt product. I just need to get a job done and a lot of junk does just that. The junk that we are getting is
by chung8123 2y ago
Most of the time I don't need an expensive overbuilt product. I just need to get a job done and a lot of junk does just that. The junk that we are getting is the almost the same stuff as the previous stuff we were getting at about 10% of the quality and 80% off the price (just random numbers for effect).
This leaves those that want the nice overbuilt stuff out because we cannot scale the high quality anymore.
- legitster 2y agoThis is a point that doesn't get made enough. Even in a world of "junk" - more stuff gets thrown out for obsolescence than for breaking. Yeah, you know grandfather's all-metal electric saw was super over-engineered and will last longer than my Ryobi. But it can't make a straight cut to save it's life, weights 90 tons, and is horribly unsafe. And I'm not going to use either saw enough to see the end of their lives. If you are actually going to use the thing like crazy, it's probably worth the investment.
- interbased 2y agoVery good point. Unless you’re buying something niche for a specialist purpose, the cheaper alternative gets the job done.