[HN Gopher] They don't make 'em like they used to
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       They don't make 'em like they used to
        
       Author : feross
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-10-27 19:47 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | unbalancedevh wrote:
       | And of course the survivorship bias that ignores the millions
       | that failed or broke. There really isn't any economic difference
       | between how products were manufactured long ago and how they are
       | now -- they're both built to perform the expected task, and it
       | would be a waste of effort and materials to make it do more. When
       | your processes and materials aren't very well controlled, then
       | making the average product last a reasonable time means that some
       | products will last much longer.
        
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