The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoA necessary reminder that our work/life structure is flawedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up11.56Karrow-down124
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minus-squareGlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago15 years isn’t really that long. Older tvs could last decades. My grandparents are still using a TV they bought at least 30 years ago. My other set of grandparents have some tvs still functioning that are even older than that.
minus-squarerichieadler@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoMy dad bought a small electric fan in the 70s. It still works (he gave it to me.) I bought a taller fan in the 00s. The motor burned twice in 5 years and then I couldn’t find where to repair it anymore.
15 years isn’t really that long. Older tvs could last decades. My grandparents are still using a TV they bought at least 30 years ago. My other set of grandparents have some tvs still functioning that are even older than that.
My dad bought a small electric fan in the 70s. It still works (he gave it to me.)
I bought a taller fan in the 00s. The motor burned twice in 5 years and then I couldn’t find where to repair it anymore.