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I don't think that's true. We didn't suddenly become better at building internal combustion engines because people grew up with cars. Just because you're good a
by ben-schaaf 9y ago
I don't think that's true. We didn't suddenly become better at building internal combustion engines because people grew up with cars. Just because you're good at using something doesn't mean you could build it. Race car drivers don't inherently make good engineers and professional esports players don't inherently make good game developers.
- Will_Parker 9y ago> We didn't suddenly become better at building internal combustion engines because people grew up with cars. Are you sure? What about people growing up with cars, curious about what goes on under the hood from childhood, with references available on how they work, that they can connect to what they've seen themselves? Maybe this gives an edge over those whose learning started later? Human technology is a long ladder of improvements one generation makes over the one prior. It's not obvious that stone age toys are the best preparation for contributing to the next step of the ladder.
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- Spooky23 9y agoLost you on that one. Keeping a car running is how you learn to fix cars, period.
- balabaster 9y agoStart off by teaching your kids how easy it is to fix things. Involve them with easy things to start with and then gradually more complex things. By the time their 17th birthday rolls around (or whatever age it is in your country), buy them a broken car for their birthday. They're very likely to quickly learn how to fix it.