Of course it is possible to build forks that last – motorcycle ones don’t fail or need servicing so rapidly. However this does not provide the turnover for the manufacturers.
Hard chroming would help but I guess would need steel stanchions hence weight
I have 3 sets of zocchis – all still perfect after years of abuse – ( although we did still need to have one set repaired after some serious tandem abuse.) Annual oil changes is their lot
I have a set of foxes bought cheap second hand with worn out bushes and stanchions
1 set of pikes – no problems but need the regular servicing ( but not as often as foxes.)
Mountainbikers accept many parts with poor longevity that would not be accepted in any other vehicle. I simply don’t understand why people continue to buy fox forks for example.