Capacitor failure rates the last 3 years. Is it me or is everything garbage now?

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Genuine question. I feel like I’m replacing 3x the capacitors I was replacing 5 years ago. Same brands, same applications. Failing at 2-4 years instead of 7-10.

Is this:
(a) Manufacturers cheaping out on the actual cap quality
(b) Inverter/variable speed equipment running them harder
(c) My market’s line voltage is trash
(d) All of the above
(e) I’m imagining things

What are you seeing?

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