atempuser23

I think this is on purpose. The kind of people who spend $1000+ on a GPU are more likely to spend $75 on a new release video game.

It's a hobby. It's easy to drop thousands on the expensive ends of hobbies.

As for the amount of attention. I've watched far more sports car reviews than I have mid-size sedan reviews.

Sadly, I do think that many companies aren’t interested in making BIFL products because PROFITS!!! I think the market for BIFL will be more with custom fabricators and small businesses.>

I think it just has more to do with how much it costs to make a products that is BIFL vs features. Some features are nice to have but just can't be made in a way that is BIFL. Think of super-soft and comfortable jeans. They wear much more quickly than the cardboard style fabric. Truly non-stick pans simply wear out.

Learning how things are made is a great asset in finding out what is actually BIFL.

I have ikea furniture that is BIFL, because I learned how quality furniture is made and pick and chose the ikea items that had lasting design for the application. I also bought a bottle of wood glue and clamps to glue up and assemble the pieces.

I chose a manual rotary lawn mower because I can service it, it was made from steel and is a 100 year old design. It'll be bifl only if I am willing to pay more than the price of a new one to have it sharpened in a few years.

My oiled leather work boots are BIFL because I keep oiling them, get them patched when they wear though and pay for new soles. I have payed many times over the purchase price in soles.

So there are a few generalities that hold together for BIFL.

• First

BIFL is going to be for 20-25 years not 69-80. No consistently used item beyond cast iron cookware will last. If you never use an item they are all bifl.

• Second

Less complicated the items last longer I bought a really bottom of the line kenmore fridge when I needed a fridge and didn't have money. It's about 20 years old, keeps ice outdoors at 90 and have never been repaired. (who am I kidding it's 90 indoors) Castiron pans and wrenches will last multiple lifetimes.

• Third

Design matters Some styles of things just are more durable. My fridge above was picked because consumer reports reported the freezer top style was the more reliable. The worst of the top freezers in durability was better then the best side by side fridge. Material choice is part of design. Oiled canvas is great for an outer coat and terrible for underwear.

• Forth

The more repairable items last longer You can basically resole shoes and boots for ever as long as you take care of the uppers. Things made of mostly common off the shelf parts can last longer than custom high performance items because of part availability.

Most importantly

How well you learn to maintain and repair items is the greatest indication of BIFL. Cast iron is crap if you don't maintain it. Even expensive knives dull if you don't sharpen them.

Go to contractor specific trade stores. So go to a place that specializes in plumbing contractors. It will never also have drywall and electrical.

The prices will be MUCH higher and they typically won't help much/at all with how to do a repair. The parts will however be much higher quality.

Pronouns are a standard part of English. Not using them will make language more precise but harder to read. "we" or "they" are likely what you are looking for as an opposite. Though strictly "not I" is the opposite

/s ? "I" is a singular pronoun

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