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Does this seem like a trend that goes beyond just tech products? Clothes, appliances, furniture (with fiberboard) all seem to have lower longevity today, whether it's from lacking updates/service or just lacking durability.


Might by survivorship bias. You only remember old furniture that survived long enough for you to see it...


> all seem to have lower longevity today

And they cost significantly less than in the golden days of yesteryear or whatever passes for the mythical past these days.


I would certainly be interested to read a comparative analysis of service lifetimes of various appliances, as long as it’s backed by hard data.

Otherwise, it’s just survivorship bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias


it could be some combination of planned obsolescence and worse-is-better at play.




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