Kay Ohtie on Nostr: On a related note to that last bit, it feels like it makes discussing "no-name ...

On a related note to that last bit, it feels like it makes discussing "no-name brands", "keysmash brands", and "ama brands" difficult because even if they are equally garbage, 90%+ of those brands are being made in a Chinese prefecture(?) and so inevitably that gets taped on even if it's irrelevant to the shadow company behavior and slapdash manufacturing involved, and I find myself struggling to be better there when talking about them, primarily in regards to home automation or other consumer electronics. Not saying that Chinese brands are bad in the slightest, loads are great, but all of them I can think of have rememberable and predictable names (NIUI, Cosori, Treatlife, aukey, just to name a few). Hell, the same manufacturers are often pumping out for brand name and Amabrands!

I dunno, it just feels like a weird spot cause I struggle to discuss any of it without feeling like I'm gonna overstep into sinophobia when in reality my thoughts are "this same thing could be from England or Italy or the US and it'd be equally garbage". X3