Silverback Carbs

Can a $2500 carburetor be compromised by today's dirty fuels?

What was bad about Predator carb's?

I was under the impression that today's carbs are quite a bit better than they used to be 40 years ago, but this community has tremendous praise for the Thermo-quad.

I don't understand how 'self compensating temp and altitude abilities' is any different than early 20th century carburetors functioned for aircraft in WW1 & WW2.