Freedom
Jerome, thank you! The US constitution has been nullified for some time! The last semblance of freedom was in the early 2000s when you could walk into the Sears and buy true BOLs, true TOLs, classic no none sense top loads, plasticicky washers, DDs, all metal washers, realistic HE top loads, front loads, foreign, domestic and everything in between. There was choice, there was variety, there was diversity. The customer could choose whatever suited them best. Today, none at all.
Its not just the stagnation of innovation, but also de-evolving back in time with the complete evisceration of pragmatic utility, commonsensical engineering, level headed design, result based performance, function, practicality, acceptable job execution, and longevity. The discontinuation of perfected timeless classics for long failed 65 year old designs that were never even intended for modern adaptation.
All makes and models Whirlpool, LG, Samsung, Frigidaire, ect are based on cookie cutter analytics. All based on the same superannuated antediluvian designs, just frosted in different flavors.
I feel your pain Jerome, it hurts when you as a dignified customer is coerced into being garbage a can. This is why I no longer take anything for granted. You don't know what you have until its gone. I liken to to it being in a 75*F low-medium humidity room. You don't think about air, climate, heating or cooling until the temperatures deviates to either extreme. Only then do you realize what has truly gone missing.
