That's harsh. Pride in one's craft doesn't have to mean that someone appreciates the same things you do. I find jet engines utterly uninteresting and I'm a sof

That's harsh. Pride in one's craft doesn't have to mean that someone appreciates the same things you do. I find jet engines utterly uninteresting and I'm a software engineer. They're cool...I guess. I know Elon Musk did something cool with one that landed upright or something. That's about it. I'm sure a lot of things are really cool that I almost never think about. But I have no impulse to go learn about those things to satisfy a childlike sense of wonder. They just don't appeal to me. I do like mechanical watches though, and I own a Lange myself. But I wouldn't lose respect for an engineer of any sort who doesn't appreciate intricate mechanical watches, because it's not going to appeal to someone just because of their profession. That's kind of a polarizing perspective to have, no? You can't really dictate what people should get passionate about.