• kamen@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’d honestly be impressed by a freezer that’s been running since '97.

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      11 months ago

      That’s before they started building them to fail. Why? Because a freezer that’s been running since '97 is at least two unsold new freezers.

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        11 months ago

        No, it’s not survivorship bias

        Yes it is. The probability is much more significant that there are appliances from 2000s still working fine while your 1950s piece is one of the last few left. Just because your reality has a different view doesn’t mean it’s the same on a global scale.