Walt's car (yes, I do have one!) is a 2016 gas-powered compact sedan, assembled (but not made) in North America. It cost me $17,000 new, including the extended warranty which I wouldn't have needed if the manufacturer had built a better car to start with.
Extended warranties are like paying in advance for the manufacturer to fix something which they know is going to have to be fixed. Why? Because it's shitty! It was made that way! But I bought the car and, on balance, didn't get totally screwed. I've had nearly 14 years of use out of it with only half a dozen days "in the shop". But now it's got 100,000 miles on it, and I'm in the predicament described at the 3:15 mark of this video.
Another example of why things are getting shittier than ever, because they're planned that way, is the end of support for Windows 10. I'm still using Win10 and refuse to bow to the pressure to "upgrade" to Win11. Bill Gates has too many hooks in me as it is!
Thanks to the Norwegian Consumer Council for drawing attention to and confirming our suspicions about the shittiness of everything! Is there anything we consumers can do about it? I haven't watched the video linked at the end of this video, but I doubt it. Maybe in Norway consumers have more power than in North America. But at least we can voice our objections to "Make itr shitty!" Who knows? Some marketer might just listen... some day....
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