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Well, old things still around today were usually built to last which is rather natural. (There are rare exceptions, the Eiffel tower was meant to stand only 20
by SiempreViernes 8y ago
Well, old things still around today were usually built to last which is rather natural. (There are rare exceptions, the Eiffel tower was meant to stand only 20 years)
- huffmsa 8y agoWe do have a bit of a sample bias. We only see the things which have survived. But planned obsolescence was the norm. Technology advanced too slowly for a producer to assume they'd have a new model to sell in the near future.
- CharlesColeman 8y agoExactly, which is why we should think twice about replacing them, just for the sake of having something newer. Newer isn't always better.