Strong disagree. I am a skater and it’s not by chance that skaters started to wear Dickies work pants. Durable materials from blue collar working clothes are mostly cheap (except Carhartt now hehe) and make a difference.

In my experience, Vans has some good shirts as well but it varies depending on the product. Also, skate shops (support your local!) have better (as in more durable) options than bigger stores. If they don’t sell skateboard parts, go somewhere else if you live in a bigger city.

For a lot of people, I would think that the answer to “what is a human?” Would be closer to religious and philosophical definitions than scientific ones.

I agree that it might be a problem of lower-quality appliances. Anecdotally, mine is 20 years old and was repaired recently (some parts had to be manufactured as they don’t make them anymore) and still works.

Is there an open alternative for Consumer Reports? The content of this link is blocked without a subscription it seems like. Thx!