That's the early on naive version of distribution of effort and mastery. The market evolves into a very average product quality and all kinds of tricks (focus on shallow quality, brand name versus longevity, repairability...) to improve benefits, which is the core signal in capitalistic feedback loops.

It's also good to do stuff on your own. I have to admit, I am too dogmatic about not buying new things. It's only good if you have time to invest it's true. But after a threshold it's of great value. I remember the fear of electronics and household appliances, it's now gone. Capitalism turned optimization into blindness.