Showerthought: my grandpa's old toolbox had way more universal parts than my modern one

I was reading an article about planned obsolescence and it said a 1970s appliance had about 70% generic, replaceable components, compared to under 30% now. Honestly makes me miss when you could actually fix stuff with a trip to the hardware store instead of ordering a whole proprietary assembly. Anyone else run into this trying to repair something recent?

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mark73111d agoTop Commenter

I used to think that was just nostalgia but maybe it's true.

fisher.paige11d ago

Remember how we used to actually finish games, mark731? Now everything feels built to keep you paying forever.