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Sure, rename it from “Buy It For Life” to “Bought It For Life.” More accurate and you don’t even need to change the acronym. But seriously, one way to leverage
by snowwrestler 6y ago
Sure, rename it from “Buy It For Life” to “Bought It For Life.” More accurate and you don’t even need to change the acronym.
But seriously, one way to leverage survivorship bias is to buy the old thing that survived. Hence why old used Toyota pickups are still expensive.
- cercatrova 6y agoSee the comment from the Show HN creator: > "I joined this sub for the purpose of buying stuff like lifetime warranty backpacks, tools, camp gear, kitchen wear ect. Yet this sub has basically became an Instagram for the old shit people find in they're grandparents house which offers no benefit to me now. I'm not going to buy, nor could I even find a kitchen aid mixer you grandma still uses from the 70s. Most stuff back then was made to last, we know that. I want stuff thats still made today with quality." So that's the problem, I don't want to buy old stuff, I want to know what to buy today that will last.
- nitrogen 6y agoBut seriously, one way to leverage survivorship bias is to buy the old thing that survived. When I was a kid I would buy tons (probably literally) of discarded computers from warehouse sales. Most stuff wouldn't work, but the few parts that survived being thrown into piles and shoved around by forklifts tended to be rock freaking solid and last for years.