A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the fridge I own now

Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by drakythe on Monday July 31, 2023 @10:10AM (#36942734)

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

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Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by bsder on Monday July 31, 2023 @09:54PM (#36951396)

Part 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.

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Re:A fridge from 70 years ago has better features than the f... by ImHereToVote on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @04:31AM (#36953741)

Yeah but did all that environment saving that your father did make him feel as virtuous as someone who buys a green certified product?

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