Consideration

The more I thought about it, the more floored I was.
Victoria was made in 1946. That's 64 years ago....
And she still runs perfectly.

Look around your house/apartment/hovel/whatever.

How many electrical devices do you have from 64 years ago that still function perfectly?

If you have a modern sewing machine, you KNOW it's not going to last that long. If you get 10-15 years out of it you'd be extremely lucky.

"It's too expensive to manufacture machines that are that well built/engineered these days, blah blah blah"
I cry "Bullshit!"

Things have not gotten HARDER to make, they've gotten easier!

The problem is a shift in how we perceive things, a shift that serves the interests of corporations at the expense of the consumer.

More on this later....