Where Did Real Wood Go?

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I can remember several pieces of furniture I had 40 years ago that I no longer have. I wish I did. When my grandmother passed away my mom was selling the old furniture to pay the taxes on the place. One piece was a beautiful tiger wood dresser. I bet you can't even find such a thing even in an antique store. And, if you did it would cost 1000s of dollars. Nowadays you get particle board, veneer, and in some cases even plastic. I can still remember the headboards of my first bed. Big and heavy but it was real wood. Now you get particle. And the prices. Back in the 80s wood was a price some could afford, now to buy actual wood you had to go to the high end furniture stores and pay a real premium for it. These places are still around and the cost is astronomical. Whatever happened to quality work? It goes back to that documentary I posted the other day. Corporations don't want to sell a good product that will last like they did back in the 70s and 80s or earlier. No, they want to sell a product that will last you about a year and then start falling apart so you have to buy new. And, there is no repairing items anymore. You can't find a repair manual on many parts. We live in a disposable culture today. We can get it fast but be certain it won't last long.