gnuhaut@lemmy.ml to asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat wasn't actually better in the good old days?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareWhat wasn't actually better in the good old days?gnuhaut@lemmy.ml to asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squarecnschn@lemmy.cnschn.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoAlso survivorship bias. A few old cars lasted for a really long time, but you don’t see or think about the majority that didn’t.
minus-squareMac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoCars were so unreliable that gas stations had mechanic garages. Compared to modern times where you pretty much only change the oil for the first 100k.
Also survivorship bias. A few old cars lasted for a really long time, but you don’t see or think about the majority that didn’t.
Cars were so unreliable that gas stations had mechanic garages. Compared to modern times where you pretty much only change the oil for the first 100k.