The antithesis of the good enough mantra can be seen with this, a Hoover washing machine from 1948.
https://gizmodo.com/the-new-mantra-of-tech-its-good-enough-5229951
What may have been good enough then (the first British-made washing machine), is a horrible piece of crap now. But of course, that’s true for most types of machines ever made. [Science Museum]
