This is true for household appliances, rather than letting the factories go idle during slow sales they pump out the same machine under "generic" brand names. QC isn't as stringent I suppose.
Because I love having different information & interests (and many, many different languages) presented instead of an algorithm presenting them for me according to "my interests"
Oldest "active" ship in the US (or any) navy, IIRC, they take it out once a year to get rated seaworthy & remain active.
Amazing ship.
want to feel like a puny, pampered modern person? Read Patrick Obriens 20 volume Master and Commander series...so many unwashed asses on these for so many months in some of the most inhospitable regions of this planet.
It used to be!
I left the US to work overseas from 97 to 2000, and when i came back everyone had heartburn and took "the little purple pill", the laws changed and prescription meds were now on every other commercial.
That is the same reason I still have Facebook. Although the content i post there comes from their other app IG, there isnt any political garbage on my IG feed to wade through so I still use that.
Paired up with Governments around the world realizing "oh shit, the masses can easily organize and turn against us"...
Here Elon, buy this platform and toast it, we'll make sure you're compensated, bro.
Commie titties are still titties