TheJackal927 t1_izo5yal wrote
Reply to comment by SBDinthebackground in What makes one product cheap junk that breaks in a week and another that lasts a lifetime? by SirCheeseAlot
Important to note, it's not China's fault for the low quality. It's just yet another developing country being used for sweatshops by western capital. "The Chinese" didn't make it bad, western capitalists made it bad but in China
Potato-Engineer t1_izpqbua wrote
It's a little bit China's fault. Because of competition between the Chinese manufacturers, it's not uncommon for a particular factory to underbid the price, produce exactly the requested good for a while, and then start quietly cheapening the design so that they can finally start making a little money.
It's why, if you're going to manufacture your goods in China, you need to regularly inspect the factories.
But, yes: the other problem is that China makes some cheap things cheaply because that's exactly what they were asked to do.
TheJackal927 t1_izpsvlo wrote
Ok so my original point was too narrow. It's not western capitalists, it's all of them
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