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What items are made better than they used to be? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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[–] FireTower 4 points 1 year ago

Scopes, binoculars, and telescopes.

[–] devious 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What items AREN'T better than they used to be?

There is absolutely an abundance of cheap crap options out there but almost everything has a much better equivalent available today.

[–] ChexMax 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What? Like all appliances break easier and are un-repairable while only performing the same or marginally better than their old counterparts.

Also clothes are way less hardy (though I concede they are cheaper, often softer and don't bleed in the washer as much) I don't know that I'd call them better.