What universe is this client from?

But does that make the new stuff bad, or just different?

Yeah it's like @young.michael said, you see this cheap-out everywhere now. Like furniture that needs an Allen key, the heads just round off if you look at them wrong. Feels like they make stuff to fail fast so you buy more.

Boots are just the start. My cheap toaster caught fire last week, and the replacement cost more than a decent one would have. It's a tax on being broke.

Actually saw a video once where a guy explained how pumps work. They move fluid by creating a difference in pressure, not just pushing air. The impeller or piston physically displaces the water. Calling it just air flow misses the whole mechanical action. Pretty basic fluid dynamics, really.