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re: Post a pic of something that shows we solved a problem 75-100 years ago and then regressed
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:29 am to WHS
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:29 am to WHS
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Education 75-100 years ago was more advanced and taught out kids better than what we have today and I am a teacher.
Every year they change what and how we have to teach and every year it gets worse.
The age gaps b/t me and my kids are 35-40 years. They are learning things a couple of grades ahead of how I learned a few decades before them. This is a small sample size and limited to my private school education vs their private school education. But the reading and math that i was doing in the 3-4th grade is being taught to my kids in first grade. Many years ago, I was learning things in school more advanced than my parents. So yeah, I'm sure we can find examples of regression, but my personal experience lays out like this...
my kids education > my education > my parents, etc.
Kids today have the opportunity to start much earlier. I didn't go to school until Kindergarten. I stayed home with mom eating dirt and playing with toy tractors. My kids started a curriculum at their daycares. My parents started school in the first grade.
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Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:31 am to fr33manator
quote:poster is from Chicago
the boiler in the basement down where only darkness dwells,
Radiators powered by the ghost heat straight from hell,
The body in the boiler, is nothing now but bone,
So have a cup of haunted tea, with a blood berry scone
find a way to work hoffa into it.Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:34 am to notbilly
quote:55 and my youngest are 13 and 7.
The age gaps b/t me and my kids are 35-40 years.
i was shocked when i introduce my 13yo daughter to a pinball machine and she had no idea what she was looking at.
sad; those days are long gone when i was 10 years old riding my bike to the local 7-11 and watching people play pinball for hours.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:39 am to WhoGeaux
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The less features the less repairs.
Everyone wants extra, useless features at the cheapest price point. Doesn't matter if we are talking about phones, appliances, cars, etc. Each feature added can be a point of failure added a product. Reducing cost = reducing quality is true for almost anything. It's a terrible combination.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:40 am to JOJO Hammer
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:40 am to cable
quote:I don't know. This is the first house I've owned so I've never had to.
People replace their furnaces every 15 years?
I assume furnaces in Chicago have a shorter lifespan than those in the south.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:41 am to wareaglepete
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Those appliances have regressed due to where they are made now.
True dat. And that's where we've been experiencing a hidden inflation.
30 years ago you could buy what we used to call "durable goods" that might last 30 years. Nowadays you can pay the same price for the same kind of appliance, but it will only last you 10-15 years. That's 100% increase in cost. People don't realize it though because of the desire to "upgrade" that's been marketed into them. No one wants to keep an appliance more than 10 years in fear of looking like a poor to their friends.
Good job, Madison Ave.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:43 am to fr33manator
quote:Too bad Christopher Lee passed. He would have crushed this tune.
Are we writing a heavy metal song?
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:44 am to WildTchoupitoulas
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:44 am to cable
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I have a KitchenAid that's going on 10 years - bought it because it was the top ranked by Consumer Reports. It's built like a tank and is quiet as frick. Cost a shitload tho.
Appliances are the luck of the draw. I just replaced a 5 year old kitchenaid under pro-rated warranty. (wires were melting inside)
They installed the new one Friday. I ran one cycle and it did great. Saturday I tried a second load and the detergent door latch broke during the first cycle. Service guy coming out this week...
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:45 am to GumboPot
Fridges and washing machines in the 1950s cost 4-600 dollars which in todays dollars is over 5k
So it was a big purchase back then and they were expected to last, and if they broke you could easily fix them rather than replace theme
So it was a big purchase back then and they were expected to last, and if they broke you could easily fix them rather than replace theme
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:49 am to WHS
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Education Education 75-100 years ago was more advanced and taught out kids better than what we have today and I am a teacher. Every year they change what and how we have to teach and every year it gets worse.
Because today we pander too much to the lowest common denominator rather than focus on the talented students who will make something of themselves.
We no longer allow corporal punishment in schools.
Too many teachers have political agendas
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:51 am to deltaland
Not quite 75-100 years, but most accurate depiction of regression that I have witnessed in my lifetime
Posted on 2/14/22 at 11:54 am to Tigeralum2008
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American businesses offshored manufacturing and are now suffering the calamitous effects of chasing cheap labor
Labor costs were supposed to be reduced by technology. Government taxation, regulation and outright goverment incentives moved manufacturing off shore
Posted on 2/14/22 at 12:12 pm to CAD703X
Lol I have the exact same washer and dryer. I had to replace the heating element once but other than that not a single issue.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 12:28 pm to CAD703X
Microwaves.
I've replaced 2 in the past 4 years.
I've replaced 2 in the past 4 years.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 12:31 pm to Darth_Vader
Bought a house that was built in 1972. Has the original Kenmore refrigerator with wood panel on the front. The ice maker on it works better than anything we’ve ever had. It also has the original whirlpool dishwasher. It’s loud but dishes have never been cleaner.
Posted on 2/14/22 at 12:36 pm to CAD703X
quote:People talk a big game about "saving the environment" by not using plastic straws...
Westinghouse running 24/7/365 since at least the early 1950s at my mom's house. Everything stored in there is still ice cold and aside from the plastic cover over the card guide (which we broke as kids) its damn near mint.
Know a better way to save the environment and resources? That will actually help...
Make high quality siht like this fridge instead of filling up landfills with crap you have replace every 5 years.
This post was edited on 2/14/22 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 2/14/22 at 12:38 pm to CAD703X
Love that you featured the light bulb that was the focal point of this great documentary called The Lightbulb Conspiracy.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1825163/
It talks about planned obsolescence in a free market society like ours. Fact is that companies make less money by designing things to last. Hell, look at the subscription-based model for software today. Companies can guarantee a revenue stream for a product that, if licensed directly, does not encourage people to upgrade to newer versions. The end result is that software companies do not have to be innovative to drive people to adopt newer versions. What results always is a less transformative product.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1825163/
It talks about planned obsolescence in a free market society like ours. Fact is that companies make less money by designing things to last. Hell, look at the subscription-based model for software today. Companies can guarantee a revenue stream for a product that, if licensed directly, does not encourage people to upgrade to newer versions. The end result is that software companies do not have to be innovative to drive people to adopt newer versions. What results always is a less transformative product.
This post was edited on 2/14/22 at 12:47 pm
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