Our parents had household appliances that lasted decades and were repairable and maintainable.
Just hauled a 3 year old Samsung smart fridge to the dump.
They stopped making the parts to fix it after 10 months.
The dump didn't want it because it contains little that is recyclable.
Imagine this.
A fridge that can't cope with moisture, variations in temperature, vibration from doors opening & closing, the plastic cracks with the slightest thumping, and costs a fortune to buy