ST Guy
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I don't disagree. It's part of a larger cultural shift. When I grew up, I remember that mechanical skill was just something that many boys picked up from their fathers. Not trying to be sexist. It's just the way things were back then. Most everyone I knew wrenched their own cars and bikes. Now the kids are stuck in front of a screen. They may not even have a present father.
Every high school had auto shop, wood shop, and metal shop. Skilled professions were respected.
There are still a lot of highly skilled mechanics. You see them in the tuner community. But they make their money doing other things.
To give you an idea of the generational shift, one of my roommates, who is a millennial, was looking for the "plant scissors" the other day. I was like "dude, they are called 'pruners.'"
For some insight into what you're describing and the current attitude that one must get a college degree, I highly recommend this book. An excellent read.
https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Class-S...d=1599504209&sprefix=Shopcraft,aps,838&sr=8-1