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minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoI have been telling my wife that many things peaked in the early twenty teens. Some earlier. There are exceptions of course, but for the most part, you are better off buying used.
minus-squaresupersquirrel@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months ago2008 permanently lowered the bar for everything in the US except average large yacht size.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoI’d say it was more like 2007. The financial crisis lead to a lot of companies cutting costs and then never changing back because it was more profitable.
minus-squaredeadcream@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·2 months agoEverything have been better in your early teens
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoExcept that I am 53 years old. Most things were hot garbage in my early teens…except household appliances and such. Those were built to last.
I have been telling my wife that many things peaked in the early twenty teens. Some earlier.
There are exceptions of course, but for the most part, you are better off buying used.
2008 permanently lowered the bar for everything in the US except average large yacht size.
I’d say it was more like 2007. The financial crisis lead to a lot of companies cutting costs and then never changing back because it was more profitable.
Everything have been better in your early teens
Except that I am 53 years old. Most things were hot garbage in my early teens…except household appliances and such. Those were built to last.