What used to be good but now sucks?

Hand tools, man. Honestly, it drives me crazy. I've got wrenches and hammers from my old man's garage that have lasted thirty years, but anything you buy new today feels like it's made of cheap, recycled tin. You pay a premium for "professional" brands, and the finish chips off after a week or the metal just snaps under pressure. It's like nobody cares about quality control anymore, everything is just built to be thrown away after a couple of jobs.

And don't get me started on homes and building materials. Everything is all fancy plastic laminates and paper-thin drywall now. Back in the day, you had solid wood and real masonry that actually lasted, but now it’s all about putting up these cookie-cutter places as fast as possible. If you try to hang a shelf on a wall these days, you're lucky if you don't end up with a hole the size of a dinner plate. It’s a real shame how the craft has gone downhill.