Other vendors with better build quality? Show me some examples with evidence.

A louis rossman video is not evidence. All that tells us is that apple has made some mistakes in some of their products.

Is this supposed to be a "the world has turned into shit" take, even though it's been like this for ages (way before the 4chan poster, or anyone alive for that matter, was born)?

I wonder, are people advocating for a system similar to the USSR or North Korea? Or actual communism?

Yes of course it's safe. I drink filtered water from our fridge, but tap is perfectly fine too. I'm from Europe btw.