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Ironically, I think the majority of people would have a lot of difficulty doing even the simplest plumbing jobs.

• qwertyuiop924 10y ago
  ...but they're still looked down upon. Isn't this analogy great?
  • dsacco 10y ago
    I don't think it's fair that plumbers aren't well-respected as a profession, but you act as though it's inconsistent that people would look down on something they cannot currently do. I'm extremely confident that if you trained me, I would be an exceptionally good plumber. I am extremely unconfident that if you trained me, I would be an exceptionally good neurosurgeon. I'll extend that - I am confident that the majority of adults could be trained to become competent plumbers. I am not at all confident that the majority of adults could be trained to become competent neurosurgeons. Some people react to the reality of vastly different education, patience, effort and talent requirements in job occupations by being condescending. That's not fun for anyone, but it also doesn't make sense to be smug about that reaction as though those people are being condescending towards a skill they fundamentally couldn't learn how to do even with great effort, time and intelligence. They are being condescending towards a skill that is very low in terms of the percentile required to do it competently.
    • qwertyuiop924 10y ago
      It's not inconsistent, or even necessarily wrong. But it is funny.