Yeah, of all the appliances in my own home, the microwave is the one I never complain about. I press the +30s button a few times, and the food is hot after a minute or two.

Yes, there are ten other buttons I never use. Yes, they could conceivably be “better” in small ways. Yes, modern ones can break like every other appliance does, but the ones from the 80s and 90s broke, too.

It seems to be some excuse to tell people that capitalism is horrible:

> what can we learn from this? i don't know. capitalism will destroy everything it touches.