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Things that are maintained usually have more character. That wooly jumper with the elbow patches or that old motorcycle that's had the engine rebuilt. Of course
by kiliantics 4y ago
Things that are maintained usually have more character. That wooly jumper with the elbow patches or that old motorcycle that's had the engine rebuilt. Of course nowadays people will just opt to buy the new version of something that is made to look like it was old and remade. But the old things were usually of better quality materials and the idiosyncratic details of a maintainer simply can't be recreated in something new and mass produced.
- rjzzleep 4y agoCompletely agree, but at the same time a lot of people (myself included) criticize Germans for being terrible customers, because they expect things they buy to last a very long time, be repairable and also cheap. I.e. they don't buy often. Contrast that to how Americans are considered to be "good consumers".
- laserlight 4y ago> Things that are maintained usually have more character. This is how I think and feel as well. Custom repairs signal to me some kind of toughness. The item has been battle tested and survived.