This argument for the quality of American made parts is easily refuted by the endurance of European and Japanese tech that still function today, particularly cars and electronics. My home still has a JVC TV and a National steam iron from the 60s
This analysis is easily refuted in that your Japanese car isn't representative of builders buying the cheapest available 2x4 or screw and trying to deliver the cheapest built house with the most profit, and not really worrying about building a long-term brand.
That sounds like an argument FOR having prefab homes from a company like Sears that's trying to build a long-lasting brand. Maybe there is opportunity for a different kind of Apple Homepod.
That's a survivorship bias. You're counting the few things that survived, and discounting the majority that didn't.
Of course there is nothing inherently less dependable about something made in Japan compared to the United States. But things made cheaply are generally less dependable, and a lot of that stuff was made on the cheap for a reason: to break into the U.S. market.
