• s_s@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Vacuum cleaners are the classic example, IMO.

    When introduced, they were supposed to make cleaning rugs take less time, freeing time and effort for other activities, but instead housewives just cleaned their rugs more often.

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      1 year ago

      Would means rugs are quite a bit cleaner now, so I would say the vacuum did its job.