The reason there's so much "crap" being sold is that there are so many people willing to buy it. Nobody would make something nobody will buy.

What puzzles me is that people will buy an iPhone that doesn't work, or an iPad, or whatever, until the third release of the firmware. People will buy Windows despite the fact it's never going to work properly, at least not until SP3 is released, and, by then, the support will begin to dwindle, because they've got a new version coming out.

There's a newer version of XYZmobile coming out every year ... so we should buy it despite the fact the wheels will fall off before it's a year old. That's why Toyota is now the biggest car maker, rather than General Motors or Ford. It took American car buyers three decades to figure out that Detroit would build worse and worse "crap" so long as people would pay for it.

The reason the economy is "circling the bowl" is because people are irresponsible with their spending. If they'd fulfill their duty as responsible consumers, ensuring that they get the best product for their hard-earned money, they'd be able to drive their cars without hassle, and sit on their sofa, and mow their lawns, for as long as they like, rather than having to replace their "stuff" every time something breaks because of the low quality. However, they seem to prefer buying whatever "crap" is out there, not because it's good and functional, but because it's "kewl."

The people who do that will surely get what they deserve.

RE