[jeff5may]

Relax, it's all part of the new world order. If your power pack never failed, then Larry the cable guy wouldn't have much service to do every day. If your microwave or washing machine lasted twenty or thirty years, the manufacturers wouldn't sell as many. Just go back to college and get a better job, so you can afford to replace these devices more frequently. Progress will not be stopped, improvements must be made so that profit can be maximized.

Your ideas are so 1950. The world has changed since goods were built to last. Now, everything is disposable. You are thinking outside the box; please alter your mindset.