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The brands you trusted quietly gutted quality to protect margins. Investigative essays on corporate enshittification. Free newsletter.
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The Car Got Better. The Deal Got Worse.
Dealer and manufacturer profits moved from the car itself to financing, add-ons and the service bay. How dealer markup works, and what to ask before you sign.
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Same Shoe, Different Factory: Who Makes Your Running Shoes
Only two major running brands still own their factories. The rest rent from the same pool of contractors, often with no commitment past the current order.
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On Quality: What It Is and Why Products Get Worse
Pirsig proved we recognize quality without defining it. Where quality lives, and how companies drain it from your products without a metric moving.
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Your Cookware Got Worse On Purpose
Who owns Pyrex, All-Clad, and Instant Pot now? Six companies control the cookware aisle. The full ownership map, plus American-made brands still worth buying.
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