We live in the most technologically advanced society of all time.
Never before in evolution has there been greater knowledge.
Yet...in some things we are going backwards.
Here is my list of a few...
Tap washers. The more digi-tech, the worse they are in reality, leading to premature failure and even instant hammering
Electric blankets. Poor materials and electronics and it's a merry-go-round of warranty claims and outright chuck away
Shoes: the ones that are repairable and long-lasting, all leather now are in the $1000 region and shoemakers almost extinct
Televisions: A mixed bag. The pre-solid state ones were bad, the solid-states lasted well but the new breed blow power boards
Car panels: True, they no longer rust, but so thin you can push them in with your finger. The old ones were of thick steel, like tanks
Power tools: Made and priced to be disposable. Plastic instead of aluminium or steel.
Furniture: Flat pack rubbish with no craftsman-made dovetail and glued joints, rubbish "wood" if you are lucky
Houses: Relaxed buildings codes to conserve wood makes them creaky and flimsy. Hardwood has disappeared from framing.
Fruit: picked green for long supermarket shelf life but bitter and tasteless. Strawberries, stone fruit, figs, tomatoes are prime examples
Never before in evolution has there been greater knowledge.
Yet...in some things we are going backwards.
Here is my list of a few...
Tap washers. The more digi-tech, the worse they are in reality, leading to premature failure and even instant hammering
Electric blankets. Poor materials and electronics and it's a merry-go-round of warranty claims and outright chuck away
Shoes: the ones that are repairable and long-lasting, all leather now are in the $1000 region and shoemakers almost extinct
Televisions: A mixed bag. The pre-solid state ones were bad, the solid-states lasted well but the new breed blow power boards
Car panels: True, they no longer rust, but so thin you can push them in with your finger. The old ones were of thick steel, like tanks
Power tools: Made and priced to be disposable. Plastic instead of aluminium or steel.
Furniture: Flat pack rubbish with no craftsman-made dovetail and glued joints, rubbish "wood" if you are lucky
Houses: Relaxed buildings codes to conserve wood makes them creaky and flimsy. Hardwood has disappeared from framing.
Fruit: picked green for long supermarket shelf life but bitter and tasteless. Strawberries, stone fruit, figs, tomatoes are prime examples

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