As long as people are willing to buy crap that doesn’t work it’s a failure of both capitalism and the consumer not demanding or being willing to pay for things that actually do what they are supposed to do. I think consumers share some of the blame. They are big part of the equation. People would, for some reason rather spend 20 dollars on 5 pairs of 4 dollar scissors that, all tolled might keep them in scissors for a couple of years than spend 20 dollars on a single pair of scissors that might last them 20 years, but then again, try finding a pair of scissors that will last you that long. You probably have to order them from Germany. And, I have things, like you have a couple of things, like one fine pair of scissors, that belonged to my parents that I will never let go of. Anyway, don’t get me started on how everything made now is just crap. I used to write complaint letters to companies when I bought things that didn’t work. Now I find it more efficient, less time consuming, to write companies to praise them when I buy a product that is well make and actually works as advertised.