It's worse with the non-Thinkpad line, but even the Thinkpads are getting worse. They've also started to add new laptops to the Thinkpad line, like the Thinkpad 11, which have nothing to do with the original line and are pure low-end Lenovo crap.
They're not as water resistant or as durable as they used to be, intact, not at all. I've been using thinkpads for 10 years. I've had a p61, x200, x201s and an x230. The x230 is when it started to break down. It's a shit laptop. Ive also worked on an T440 and upgraded it's ram for a colleague - it's extremely hard to open.
Sad to see such a loved frame be butchered like that.