Heard a young guy call a 2010 model 'ancient' and it got me thinking

I was at a parts counter last Wednesday and this kid maybe 25 years old says a 2010 Whirlpool washer is ancient. I fix those things all the time. They are built way better than the new ones with all those circuit boards. I got started in this trade back in 1987 and we used to fix a washer with a screwdriver and a multimeter. Now a lot of these new machines are throwaways after 5 or 6 years because the control panel costs more than the whole unit. Does anyone else see a big drop in quality around 2015 or was that just me?

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nina1476d ago

Oh man, "ancient"... that's rich. I guess my flip phone from 2012 is basically a fossil now too... Next time I'm at the hardware store I should ask them where they keep the "antique" tools from 2010. You can bet that kid's never fixed a washing machine with a paperclip and a prayer...

jamiekim6d ago

Bring back the days when fixing stuff meant using common sense and a little patience, not a whole new device. Half the tools in my dad's toolbox are older than me and still work fine. That kid probably thinks "paperclip" is a password reset tool.