Eli5 Why are hand made items seen as “better” or “higher tier” than machine made?

Question

Aren’t machines much more accurate in making these items?

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Answer 1

Machines are more consistent, but something made by a machine is likely mass produced, which means that certain design choices will be biased towards cost of manufacture over being a better product. Calling something hand crafted usually implies it was done so by a master artisan, so a hand crafted good is usually made to be the best it can, without concern for expense.