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Yeah, I go out scavenging on bulk pickup day - being an electronics hacker, I've gotten some interesting things that only needed minor repairs. Yes, the flakey/intermittent stuff is one of those things that is not worth the expense of repair if you can't fix it yourself. But... this brings us back to our wasteful throw-away society. If stuff was made better, it wouldn't break so easily, but if it was made better, it would be more expensive, and would be worth fixing. But, with the way things get outdated and cast off these days, it makes sense, make lots of cheap crap, with the intent that it be thrown out in a couple years when it breaks.
Unfortunately, there's really no way to really make sense of it, prove that one method is better than another, or even make good sense of it. Yeah, stuff could be made better, but then less people would be able to afford it, but then again, there would be more jobs in the manufacture, design and repair of such items. I'm sure it goes hand in hand with the global economy, etc, etc. In other words, impossible to understand or predict. But it's still something to complain about nonetheless.
-Ian
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