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Remember when looking at old technology that still works Survivorship Bias is a thing to be aware of. Yes, that elderly family member with the 1950’s fridge mak
by drakythe 3y ago
Remember when looking at old technology that still works Survivorship Bias is a thing to be aware of. Yes, that elderly family member with the 1950’s fridge makes us jealous. But how many of their friends who bought that same fridge had to upgrade because theirs crapped out?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
- bsder 3y agoPart of "Survivorship Bias" is also "repairability". My father used to replace the control thermostat in our refrigerator about every 5 years and the compressor somewhere between every 10-15 years.
- ImHereToVote 3y agoYeah but did all that environment saving that your father did make him feel as virtuous as someone who buys a green certified product?