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[–] ItGoesOnAnonAnonAnon 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

"Planned Obsolesence" is certainly a thing unfortunately, 'why make expensive, long-lasting items when cheaper, shorter-lived items sell faster' is pretty much the name of the game now.

That said, outside of bending and normal wear and tear, when it comes to external ports on small things like phones every so often you get dust/lint packed in from multiple insertions [giggity] that gets overlooked, solved pretty easily by the occasional careful scrapeout with something tiny.