Yes. This is largely correct.
Th car industry is getting collectively worse for that and is a good example of "throw away society". Such tight competitive nature between brands means as soon as one brand does it for better or seemingly worse, the others follow.
Models are getting overhauled and relaunched every 5 years, practically require the brand name dealer to service, construction is going more 'plastic', etc. I just don't see value with new vehicles at all. My vehicle I currently have I've owned for nearly 10 years now was made in the mid 1990s (still going strong) and I will keep it until its death. My previous vehicle was an economic write off because the repair cost was greater than the replacement cost.
The whole buy a new car every few years is a terrible waste of money because of depreciation and transfer and re-licensing fees.
The whole "your car is unsafe" advertising crap gets pedalled only to appeal to consumer emotion and keep the rate of new car buying up. Never mind that what's deemed "safe" now will only be critiqued again years down the track. After all, someone who's wallet is lead by the heart is going to part easier with their money than a wallet controlled by the thinking brain.
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And everyone's first impulse is "buy a new one" when it breaks. Not realising that it was just one small component that needed fixing i.e. thermostat on a refrigerator.
Making way for IoT.
That too. And on that note, make sure you muffle the microphones and cover the camera ports of any "smart" devices.
