Hopefully I’ve worded the question right.
I was once told (I could never verify if it was true) that a crocs company once almost went bankrupt after they made their crocs practically indestructible. Whilst the story was most likely bullshit, it makes me wonder: if a company can make a product that is practically indestructible, is it ethical for them not to make them indestructible, so people will buy more from them?
The way I look at it is, on one hand, I feel like they should make products to the highest quality if they can so that the consumer has to spend less money and that less is wasted, but at the same time if it leads to the company going bankrupt, what of the workers and their families? So I can’t decide, what do you think?
I would not want to own a car, of almost any make, made after 2010, because they are made shittier on purpose while being more expensive and harder to work on. One company that stands out is Tesla. Even before the Cyberdumpster Shitbox came out, I had decided I’d never own one after a story I’d seen on Louis Rossmann’s YouTube channel. A guy bought a used Tesla that had been upgraded with extended range. After bringing it in for an unrelated issue, those assholes rescinded the upgrade and wanted $6,000 to give back what they took away. More and more other manufacturers are trying to pull similar bullshit, which is pushing me to become more and more of a Luddite.