@joeo10 lots of things conspire in that direction: miniaturization of components, the accelerating rate of change (how quickly new things come out), cheaper manufacturing (resulting in cheaper products), increasing complexity, and an utter lack of knowledge about that things can be repaired, much less how to do it.
My dad, who was a mechanic for a time, noticed this with cars in the 90s. As they became more electrical and computerized, they became a lot more difficult to repair without specialized equipment and knowledge.
It's gotten much worse now.