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Because you bought shit furniture
Why the fuck would you watch a video to learn five fuckin words?
It goes over the history of how furniture became more and more cost reduced, and in particular how workers are screwed over by the quest for profit, since the channel is focused on Unions.
“Because capitalism” is even less words though.
“Because capitalism” isn’t a convincing argument to people who aren’t already against capitalism, so I think things like this that go more in depth and show you how it’s effecting us directly is very useful. And again, it has some cool history in there too that’s interesting in its own right. :)
Cheap materials aside: for a lot of this stuff, you really want to be putting wood glue on the joints when you assemble it. The screws will hold the joints tight while the glue dries, then the glue holds the furniture together much better than it would with plain screws into cheap particle board. It’s not a perfect solution, but it definitely increases the life of your furniture.
I can see how furniture designed to be cheap(ly made) is not terribly robust. But what I’d really like to know about is how the quality/price ratio has changed over time.
I can easily find a carpenter who makes me high quality furniture. Or go to a company that sells furniture to cafes and restaurants, a market where longevity is an important selling point. But both of those are going to be very expensive – like “several hundred bucks for a single chair” expensive.
So how has quality per price changed over time? Because if quality was better but any piece of furniture was a significant investment… Well, then it wasn’t much different from today, the low-price segment just didn’t exist.
A good chair isn’t cheap, but it is worth the money. Older, better built furniture can often be found for less than new, crappy furniture at places life thrift stores, estate sales and collector’s malls.
If the thumbnail offers any hints, it’s cuz someone in a cool jumper hit it with a 10-lb sledge.
