It's like capitalism run amok...but communist...or something...
It's mostly a cultural thing. history or the (very near) future is just not a thing. Maintaining or even cleaning stuff does not happen. If it breaks, don't fix it, just keep using it. When it becomes absolutely unusable, leave it where it was last used, buy something new (or less broken) and repeat. Or simply stop doing whatever it was used for. Car breaks down? Stop going to work, problem solved."Why is Everything in CHINA FALLING APART?": https://youtu.be/o9eXi3RL8q4