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Those methods being archaic probably does mean they are not as good. For instance, candles are a more archaic method of lighting a room compared to lightbulbs. In term of effectiveness at lighting a room, a candle pales in comparison due to any number of factors such as them exhausting over a much shorter time period and the dangers that arise from having lit flames in a room potentially full of combustible material. Usually the implication is that archaic methods are less effective and more dangerous.