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bat_in_the_stacks t1_j3qsars wrote

Reply to comment by loud119 in When did this sub go from advice and talks of quality to survivors bias posts? Is there a sub that better matches how this was years ago? by xSympl

Only if most of the produced items commonly survive. If one stove happened to be produced on a golden day 80 years ago when all forces aligned to make it indestructible, but the rest of the line has since blown up, highlighting that one good one isn't useful.

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a_cloud_moving_by t1_j3qs9dz wrote

Reply to $25 on eBay…worth it! by -SpankBankTank-

People are talking about bpa, that’s not what I’d be worried about. Not to rain on OP’s parade, but I’d be highly wary of plastics from before 1978, a lot were made with lead. There were significant amounts of lead still going into plastics into the 90s before they really improved monitoring/regulation. Google for “lead in childrens toys”

Personally, I might use some plastic objects, but not any that touched food/drink.

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[deleted] t1_j3qs18q wrote

Reply to comment by loud119 in When did this sub go from advice and talks of quality to survivors bias posts? Is there a sub that better matches how this was years ago? by xSympl

Yeah but most of the times, the items posted weren't used enough. I've got jeans I've worn twice a year which are 30 years old (passed down to me by others). I wouldn't call them BIFL because they're barely used.

I'd praise more affordable jeans I've had for 5-6 years which have been worn few times a week and frequently washed and dried in the dryer and are still in great state.

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-Chris-V- t1_j3qqoe6 wrote

Reply to comment by Steak_Knight in When did this sub go from advice and talks of quality to survivors bias posts? Is there a sub that better matches how this was years ago? by xSympl

Do we expect the lifespan of Chinese iron to be less than American iron?

Maybe youcanbiyitforlife can also lean more towards stuf that's more affordable. Just because a $600 blanket is available to be purchased doesn't mean that I can buy it.

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ZionBane t1_j3qoivt wrote

Reply to When did this sub go from advice and talks of quality to survivors bias posts? Is there a sub that better matches how this was years ago? by xSympl

How do you know it's Survivor Bias?

I mean if you just want to talk about what you think are the best brands, then just start a sub for something like r/RedwingBootsLovers or something along those lines.

The thing is, how would you know something is a Buy It For Life, if you only had it a month?

I bought 3 pairs of Red Wings, one lasted me 6 months, till the souls wore out, one has lasted me 3 years and going, one got hit by a chainsaw, and while the steel toe protected my foot, the fact that I cut the front of the boot all up and it would no longer stop the elements that well, it lasted me 2 weeks till I needed to replace them.

Just like I have an old Black-n-Decker Drill that is, around 30 years old. Take care of it, and they can last you forever, I have burned through 2 DeWalt's in the last 10 years. Now, I would say the DeWalt was an over all better quality drill, smoother, stronger, drill, and I used them in the commercial sense, the BnD was my fathers little home drill.

What is the metric here, if you just want confirmation bias, like "Oh this product that I think is the best, is the best" and can't handle it when this is challenged, because some other products have lasted longer, so you write them off as survivor bias, maybe this is not the sub for you in a overall sense anyway.

I wish you well on some other sub.

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