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Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by tomschlick on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:27PM (#27098365)
Yeah I remember talking to my grandfather a few years ago and he made a comment about cars being so fragile now. One accident and they crumple costing thousands to fix when "back in the day" it would just be a bent bumper. I explained that in the old days the car was built sturdier and survived but the people had worse odds, now the car is sacrificed to take the brunt of the force. That finally clicked for him as he remembered quite a few friends being in life threatening crashes back then but barely any today.
Re:The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences by Chris2048 on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:16PM (#27110369)
I always recall the line from back to the future:

  Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean - He'd rip through us like we were tin foil!