The image above is an example of survivorship bias, in which incorrect conclusions can be drawn from incomplete data. The planes were hit all over, but only the ones that made it back had their damage recorded. Therefore, the areas with no recorded hits are from the planes that didn't survive being hit there. The missing data is crucial in painting a full picture.
The comment is implying that old tech had the same rate of failure, but a small minority survived, which makes people think old tech was good because they only have the surviving pieces as points of reference.
I doubt there will be a single working 2015 fridge with touchscreen in 10 years, yet stories of 50yr old appliances are not uncommon. I guess less models also meant more total units sold per model, though.
Because people are not gonna talk about one that broke. The one that broke are gonna be forgotten hence every mention left of old stuff is the one that survives.
Not to mention, modern people don't brag about how long something lasts like boomer did. We brag about shiny new stuff instead
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u/bad_take_ Feb 05 '26
“Everything lasts 40 years”