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...Yes. Outside of hyperconsumerist societies like the US where there is no other thing in a typical person's mind other than BUY CONSUME REPEAT forever because you people have been mentally brain fucked by your corporate owners for the last 80 years, the idea is you buy something and use it until it can no longer be reasonably repaired.
I know for a fact many Americans also think this way, because many Americans are poor and grew up generationally poor. There is no 'oh just get the new model' for any of the Bottom 40% of the US. It is "well an alternator is only $250 and with our shit credit its not like we have a choice to buy new and we literally physically have to have a car to survive this shitty state so... guess we're eating ramen for the next two months."
It's never "oh we need to have a backup camera and gps and keyless start" it's always "The 91 Toyota your dad bought used finally rusted through the frame and after hitting that pot hole its the entire front end that needs to be replaced to get it driving again, let's go by the auction and see what we can get for $500. we could never afford a new car payment."
*Bottom 40% and growing. Honestly it's probably over half just from the societal wrecking ball that was 2025, but many haven't realized it yet.