I have some hope that Samsung will learn from GE, and decide not to fully discard its more recent-era reputation for quality and excellence.
Commercial appliances are the way to go for reliability. They are 3-4x the cost but for some appliance categories that's palatable. E.g., we were able to buy a Speed Queen but haven't found a commercial fridge we're comfortable buying.
Commercial isn't all upsides, either, since you are committing to owning the same unit for longer and paying for a series of repairs over time (or DIY if you have time and expertise.) The bulk of the retail market would rather put that money into a new unit every 8-10 years. We're with the crowd in some appliance categories, not all.
Chinese companies have been buying reputable brands, and building new reputable ones (not the disposable random-name spamming brands that Amazon lets ruin searches).
Maybe Samsung will figure out how to compete in the demand for good quality. As a consumer, I started to think they were moving in that direction in some categories, from their earlier budget-brand rep in computer products, but looks like maybe not.
(Example: There's been price-gouging for remaining new-old-stock Samsung 2.5" Pro SSD, because Samsung discontinued it. By reputation, people consider it better quality than any brand's current 2.5" SSD offerings.)