Everything SUCKS now and we all know it. And, it’s more than just planned obsolescence- the slop is everywhere and its unavoidable. It’s not like technology is regressing or engineers are getting dumber… So then why is everything so bad that the economy is on its way to demise?

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Chapters 00:00 Thesis 02:22 Things Are Getting Worse 08:15 My Solution 12:43 Auction 13:33 What Law Can Do 16:14 Buying Car 19:03 Subscriptions Suck 21:10 Kaboom 22:50 You will own nothing 25:06 Welcome To Gunther! 28:02 Quality! 30:25 Getting To Work 32:56 Consumer “Demand” 36:21 Everything Wrong w car 38:32 Survivorship Bias 40:17 Wiper Kaboom 41:52 Economic Endgame 45:30 But… Why? 48:15 artificial “intelligence” 51:17 Sponsor 52:52 Car No Work 58:37 What Do We Do Now? 1:03:10 Worth it?

  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    22 hours ago

    I just had a shop tell me that it might not be worth doing the work to safety a 14yo car I bought recently. and the dealership told me that one of the bumper mounts I need is no longer available.

    it’s not a fucking 90s car, it’s a 2012. how the fuck is a simple $50 part shared across several models not available for a 2012

    • SupraMario@lemmy.world
      4·
      22 hours ago

      Wow, the newest car I have is a 2002 lx470 lol, rest of my stuff is 80s/90s, mostly Toyota…hell my 1950s MUTT I can still get parts for.

      Try finding a different mechanic. Dealerships are usually there to get you to trade in the car for another one. They don’t call them stealerships for nothing.

          • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            8 hours ago

            yeah, I only bought it because it’s one of the last small wagons you can get that is a reasonable price and doesn’t have dangerous or annoying tech (touchscreens, LED headlights, etc)

            with all the other shit Hyundai is doing I wouldn’t buy a new one. although that goes for most manufacturers. everyone is anti-customer