this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
1399 points (97.9% liked)
Microblog Memes
10712 readers
2613 users here now
A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.
Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.
RULES:
- Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
- Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
- You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
- Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
- Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
- Absolutely no NSFL content.
- Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
- No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.
RELATED COMMUNITIES:
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Your appliance will cost 4-10x more. There’s no magic to it. Appliances were like opera. Made for the rich
Do the appliances the rich currently buy follow this rule or do they just get fancier low durability goods
There's a whole world of super high-end appliances you've never even heard of because you're not worth marketing to.
Yeah but I’m wondering if they’re meaningfully more durable or repairable versus if they’re just happy to eat the massive bills to fix or replace them when shit happens
They are. Usually for commercial purposes, if your business depends on your fridge working, you will get a reliable fridge.
However as of today, you don't need to spend 10k on an appliance to have a good one. Miele, BSH and Liebherr all have good appliances, long warranties, they sell replacement parts and manuals for DIY.
Probably
Could be worth buying something fancy if it’s easy or cheap to fix and would actually last a lifetime
But I have a feeling they’re just expensive and fancy and not actually gonna last much longer unless it’s commercial grade
I’ve had plenty of regular appliances last well past their warranties so I’m skeptical the super fancy stuff I’ve never heard of it is much different in terms of lifetime unless it’s commercial grade
The commercial-grade appliances at different kitchens where I have worked have needed repair calls, sometimes frequently with dish machines.
It depends. If you are a show off that only cares about aesthetics, then you're paying for looks, not quality.
In my experience, a great dishwasher is worth the money. I had a Miele that was absolutely silent. Not whisper quiet. Silent.
A good, high quality, refrigerator is also worth it. You don't know your fridge is shit until you have one that keeps your food fresh, and doesn't freeze or wilt your produce.
If you are not a baker, or someone who uses the oven on a regular basis, then in my opinion any low tech electric stove will do the trick. Induction top if you like precise temp controls. Getting an oven right is very difficult and normally where you see the well deserved price jump.
The only frustrating thing about my Miele dishwasher was that I couldn't tell if it was on or not. I loved that thing.
Yeah, I actually like the sound of my dishwasher running... It's very quiet, but it just sounds like "clean" if that makes sense
I upgraded my simple low tech 10y old Bosch oven by purchasing a top of the line Bosch one (also about 10y old) for 50 Euro and selling my old one for 30.
Now I have an oven that heats up to 300C, has pyrolisis for self - cleaning and has a built in microwave.
I love buying pre-owned stuff.
Heads up on pyrolytic self cleaning, I've learned since buying mine that it's commonly referred to as "self destruct mode" by oven designers as it is not uncommon for it to damage electronic parts, seals and the front glass of the oven, produces carbon monoxide which it will dump into your house and firefighters recommend against using it as sometimes it just goes up in flames.
Most of the time it's perfectly safe, but has the potential to go wrong just about any time.
There is a lot pre-owned stuff not worth spending money on because it's basically already worn-out. There is also a ton of pre-owned stuff that will last for years more, where the original owner didn't need it anymore for whatever reason. If you know what to buy, second hand is amazing value. I love getting that value too, but it does take some understanding or knowledge.
They have people take care of their needs. They dont need to worry about it.
So you're saying we need a start up that sells people.
I think we have tried that before...
Sure, but we're also going to put the location data from your cellphone on the blockchain
And consume 10x the energy, be made of lead, and dont forget survivorship bias!
id pay a huge premium for appliances guaranteed to last 40 years.