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People fall largely in two categories: Those who condemn the past and those who glorify it. Of course the reality is between. Whenever something experiences ma
by weinzierl 1y ago
People fall largely in two categories: Those who condemn the past and those who glorify it.
Of course the reality is between.
Whenever something experiences mass adoption, of course quality will decline, e. g. airplane seats with mass adoption of flying.
But so, so many things improved dramatically in quality. I could give you endless examples but just think about cars.
Despite anecdata to the contrary the reliability of cars increased over the decades.
Most 60s cars had rust problems after a couple of years. By the 80s this was largely solved.
Most 70s cars had all kinds of mechanical problems but by the 90s this was largely solved.
Most 80s cars had lots of electronics problems but by the 2000s this was largely solved.
Sure we still have software issues and the whole transition to EV's makes has us deal with new problems, but do I want any of my old cars back? Hell no!
- deadbabe 1y agoMost 2020s cars are completely unaffordable or overpriced and over engineered but maybe by 2040s this will be largely solved. The 2010s was peak car.
- hnhg 1y agoDon't forget the planned obsolescence in 2020s cars.
- deadbabe 1y agoYup. In the future, you’re probably better off buying a used 2010s model than anything else.
- weinzierl 1y agoI grew up in Germany and as a kid I always thought when I grow up I will drive a Mercedes. Why? Because taxis were 100% Mercedes back then and if a car is good enough to be a taxi it will be good enough for me. Of course I never got a Mercedes because it always was way to expensive. Nowadays every Uber driver seems to drive a BYD Dolphin. They are nice cars and obviously good enough as "taxis". The BYD Dolphin Surf costs 8000 EUR in China (called Seagull there) and between 13000 EUR and 20000 EUR in most other places where it is available.
- joenot443 1y agoSince 2018 every new car needs a rearview backup camera. Since 2022, AEB's been included, too. Fuel economy and emissions standards are also considerably stricter than they were 10 years ago. The list goes on, and on, and on. I think it's completely fair to say we haven't gotten worse at making cheap cars, we've just legislated them out of existence.
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- bluedino 1y agoCars still rust what was solved? These days the bigger problem with cars is one piece breaks and it isn't made anymore so you total it when 90% of the rest of the car is still good. https://youtu.be/e7c2_JMxR0s?si=diMVZ_YBXtW48LOy https://youtu.be/e7c2_JMxR0s?si=diMVZ_YBXtW48LOy
- weinzierl 1y agoGalvanized steel and zinc coated steel were only used from the 80s on in cars. Electrophoretic plating was mass adopted only in the late 80s. Before that the slightest scratch meant you could literally watch the rust build up.
- cantor_S_drug 1y ago> People fall largely in two categories: Those who condemn the past and those who glorify it. Of course the reality is between. https://existentialcomics.com/comic/550 https://existentialcomics.com/comic/550 Panel 1 is a depiction of Neanderthals in the Shanidar Cave, in particular the "Shanidar 1" specimen, which showed a large number of old injuries and disabilities in the individual. The fact that they had lived for so long showed that the Neanderthal community cared for their members even when they were no longer "useful" physically to society. It's kind of hard to imagine going back and showing the Shanidar Neanderthals all the gains we've made as a society to produce enough food for everyone, and yet people still go hungry. Then again, imagine showing him Nintendo Switch. I bet he'd love Nintendo Switch, so it's really a wash.
- yard2010 1y agoCars are enshitification example in a different area of the society - they are not scalable so you might as well be stuck in traffic for days.