Do Household Appliances Really Not Last as Long as They Used To?

Do Household Appliances Really Not Last as Long as They Used To?
A customer looks at washers and dryers on display at a Lowe's home improvement store in Miami on June 27, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Ross Pomeroy
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Everybody knows that household appliances don’t last as long as they used to. But is this conventional wisdom really true? Or is it just one of those alluring fables we like to tell ourselves about the good ol’ days?

Ross Pomeroy
Ross Pomeroy
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Steven "Ross" Pomeroy is chief editor of RealClearScience. A zoologist and conservation biologist by training, Ross has nurtured a passion for journalism and writing his entire life.