Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Sometimes Old School is Better



When older people talk about how certain technologies were better in the past, young people roll their eyes. In some ways, the youngsters are right. It's really nice to have a phone, camera, flashlight, and clock all in one small gadget. However, there's a reason I have two vacuum cleaners. My modern 10-year-old vacuum is easy to use and picks up dirt quite well. But I also have a 75-year-old Kirby that's very heavy and not quite as efficient. Why? Because when the lighter vacuum breaks, I'll still have the Kirby. It refuses to break. 

I have a mental image of Chill Dude Explains as a young guy, from his voice and the way he pronounces some words. But even he has discovered that fancy modern features are not always the miracles they seem to be. Newer gadgets are fancy, lightweight, and convenient, but they don't last as long as they should and are expensive to repair or replace. In this video, he looks at ten things that are old school but will still do the job when modern innovations don't, and often better.  

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