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		nuancebydefault 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are bac... Cost and durability as well. Physical knobs wear out because of friction and dust.

dredmorbius 10 months ago [–]

In well over five decades of experience with automobiles I have never once had a physical nob wear out. In my own vehicle, or those of anyone I've encountered.

I'm not saying it never happens, but it would be an exceptional outlier circumstance.

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