Isee things the opposite way. live in a throwaway The fact that we society is a sign that things are worse than they used to be. It is sign that things are better than they have ever been. True, we don't repair things as much as we used to. But that's because we don't have to and don't want to not because we can't. And it's better that way I this because being able to replace instead of repair shows say that people are wealthy what would you rather have an old repaired laptop the latest model? A pair of socks with the hole patched or or a fresh pair? Some people think that products today are less dependable than they used to be. But most people would rather have something with design, and they vote with their wallets a newer I think there are three reasons for this. First, lower prices. Today because of less make items, so they sell for less technology it costs to when the difference is all when it costs more to fix an item than price or o replace it, consumers naturally decide to pick up a new one. Second, increased wealth. People have more money than they did in the past, and