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booleandilemma on Aug 14, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 200...

I expect nothing less from a culture of people who buy a new cellphone every 2 years. Longevity in consumer products is not something we optimize for anymore.

NotYourLawyer on Aug 15, 2022 [–]

Cell phones are new enough that they still change noticeably in a couple of years. Refrigerators are not.

midoridensha on Aug 23, 2022 | [–]

Modern fridges are much more efficient than ones from 20 years ago. They're not changing as fast as phones, sure, but they're not static.

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