Another thing.
Things used to be built to last and were repairable. Now, more often than not, we have to throw them out when something fails, and buy new.
And look what happens when you buy a washing machine or other appliance. They try to frighten you into spending nearly as much again on a "warranty"; in other words "We have just sold you a piece of cr@p that won't last five minutes, so you might as well give us the price of another now to save time".
>:(
