• player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    This plus extreme selection bias. There’s plenty of concrete that did not last for thousands of years.

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      11 months ago

      “They don’t make things like they used to. See that tube radio over there? It’s 75 years old and still working! A rare find!”

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        11 months ago

        But in their defense, not a single thing on Earth made in the last decade has lasted 75 years. Check mate.