FWIW - I agree, generally.

However, capitalism demands it and we all have to compete. Look at the fortune 100. How many of those companies produce finely crafted artisanal hand-made things of beauty designed to last for 100 years and be passed on for generations?

The truth is that people say they want quality, and then buy the cheapest thing they can find that works for today. It has always been, and will always be this way... At least until/unless we find ourselves in Treks post-scarcity, fully-automated, luxury communism.

In the meantime I try to apply my limited time on earth as effectively as I can, but putting the most work into the place where it will do the most good.