If you say or do something sparingly it retains its meaning.

Producing music became less profitable the moment downloads and streaming took over. This led to fast, factory-like, production of music in order to profit off small margins. This killed creativity.

Landlords in the Philippines seems to be unmotivated to make repairs for their tenants. I've asked the owner of the Airbnb where I live to unclogged the shower, which I found in this state the first day I moved into the room, and they still haven't fixed it.

The maintenance culture overall seems to be lacking. Some of the first rooms I stayed in had mold on the ceiling and dirty doors with hand prints smeared across the edges.

Other rooms have been very nice with very helpful landlords but this seems to be rare.