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> Most of such if not all things will fail and have to be replaced before then. I'm looking back at the things that I own today that I owned in 2000. (Or, if
by IvyMike 8y ago
> Most of such if not all things will fail and have to be replaced before then.
I'm looking back at the things that I own today that I owned in 2000. (Or, if you're young, consider the things your parents own that they owned in 2000). It's not a ton, but it's not zero either. And we're equidistant to 2038 and to 2000.
- close04 8y agoI think you (and most of the other replies below) miss the point. The newer the device, the shorter the lifespan. You year 2000 device was built to last much longer than the average equivalent device built today. Planned obsolescence is a staple of consumer society, you have to have a guaranteed reason to replace the item. Breaking down will do that better than anything else. 20 or 40 years ago most people expected their devices to last a lot longer than today. Now if you TV breaks down after 5 years most never bother fixing it and just think "I was due for a new one anyway".
- ianai 8y agoExactly. My 2013(?) microwave started failing in 2018 - I keep it’s power strip off when it’s not in use and frequently have to cycle it. It replaced a microwave from possibly the mid 90s around 2013. Reliability engineering seems to have matured for planned life cycles.