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Maybe not, but many things from past production used better materials and are simpler to repair. I've seen it in vehicles and many other things. Nothing lasts forever in every environment, but I call bullshit on the idea that things have always been as shitty as they are now. It is also true that things get replaced due to new features, efficiency, etc but that doesn't mean there won't be other downsides. One being reparability and complexity. New and old are neither always good or bad. But in general, quality and repairability have taken the backseat. Most things I see now seem to be disposable. Some of that is due to complexity demand (more stuff in a thing is harder to repair). Most is just fiat nonsense, in my opinion.
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A lot is cost. The populations using the things have absolutely exploded in number and they managed to drive down the real price of everything, while still responding quickly to the increased demand. People complain about quality, but they also complain about supply shortages and rising prices. Something has to give. One reason real estate prices are so high is because the prices of consumer goods are so low. The money leftover went into investment-grade goods, driving up their prices.
Yes ... quality things last longer and still exist centuries later. The older, crappier stuff falls apart and gets tossed out. This gives the appearance that everything old was made of high quality. Then there are old farts that experienced the general higher quality from decades ago, and know for a fact that things were generally higher quality back then.