As the supply chain strengthens and expands, things breaking becomes more and more acceptable. A hundred years ago if a piece of clothing broke it meant you or

As the supply chain strengthens and expands, things breaking becomes more and more acceptable. A hundred years ago if a piece of clothing broke it meant you or a family member would repair it yourself. Fifty years ago you could buy a new one at a clothing store in a city. Now I can order one off Amazon that'll arrive at my doorstep in the morning. Availability is less important for superfluous for unnecessary things, but for things people's lives depend on reliability was important in a way it isn't today. A coat wearing through or a knife breaking could mean death, a long time ago.Things were expected to be cared for and fixed for decades rather than replaced. Shoddy things have always been around, but tolerance for them slowly yet persistently grows.