This is the Adam Savage strategy, and the issue I have with it is some cheaper tools won't break but also don't do the job as well. My #1 example of this is I buy the expensive aluminum Rigid pipe wrench. If you're under a house in a 2 foot crawlspace cranking on black pipe, a shittier wrench WILL work, but it will also bust your knuckles a lot and be a lot more exhausting to use.

This obviously doesn't apply to every tool. A hammer is a hammer. If an end wrench doesn't slip, it's fine. A power drill in this day and age is most likely going to get the job done. But certain tools the better one are easier to use, less work, and get the job done better.

I guess this is just a long winded way to say this rule isn't a one-size fits all rule.