Other vendors with better build quality? Show me some examples with evidence.

A louis rossman video is not evidence. All that tells us is that apple has made some mistakes in some of their products.

Is this supposed to be a "the world has turned into shit" take, even though it's been like this for ages (way before the 4chan poster, or anyone alive for that matter, was born)?

What do you mean by that? Go find a sport/hobby. Clubs aren't expensive at all.

I wonder, are people advocating for a system similar to the USSR or North Korea? Or actual communism?