my dad's pet theory of this is that improved manufacturing precision means that you can get the durability you want at two sigmas below average with a lower 50th percentile durability
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈I think my most genuinely unpopular take is that a widely held and genuine consumer preference for cheaper, lower-quality goods, not private equity, is driving the decline in quality of consumer goods like clothing and housewares.
