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[deleted] t1_j3q1hqq wrote

Reply to comment by Turbulent-Army2631 in When did this sub go from advice and talks of quality to survivors bias posts? Is there a sub that better matches how this was years ago? by xSympl

It’s a general term but on this sub it means look at this appliance from the 50’s that still works, while 99% of the same item have broken. Doesn’t make it a buy it for life item.

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_banana_phone t1_j3qvc3g wrote

Good point. It’s like how people say that about old cars, while neglecting the fact that a lot of old cars clunked out pretty quickly.

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sparkyjay23 t1_j3r0x1m wrote

I think the whole point with old cars is you can repair them. A car from the 60s is repairable by most garage mechanics. A car from today isn't.

The only buy it for life cars today are probably Rolls Royce & Ferrari, cost enough to be fixed regardless of the problem while they actively value their old cars.

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SloChild t1_j3q1o0l wrote

Thanks for the easy to understand explanation. That helps me, and I hope it helps others.

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