How Many Cheap Production Frames With Stupid Sliding Dropouts Do We Need?

Serious question, and I would accept that we need more. Maybe.  But maybe not.  I don't know.  Highly functional production frames are fine, just fine.  But at some point, maybe a few fewer frames with better details and less cheap looking overall would make everyone feel better about the future.  Don't know that, either.  I do remember, though, when the first Rivendell production roadish frames came out, and the details were so fucking nice; the frames were sorta not too dear as well.  Then the Atlantis, too good.  Now, much cheesiness.  And the Riv stuff is not nearly as neat and way more expensive.  Progress!