From a few months ago by Vox’ Izzie Ramirez, you should read Your stuff is actually worse now.
If you’ve been wondering why the same make/model of thing you’ve been buying for years keeps not being quite the same each time, or why everything seems to just be badly made these days, this is a good place to start.
‘Cause you’re right: stuff that used to be fine keeps changing and the stuff you buy does keep getting worse.
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