I have found welding to have a similar community mindset to programming, for some people it's a job, for some it's art, most people think it's too hard for them

I have found welding to have a similar community mindset to programming, for some people it's a job, for some it's art, most people think it's too hard for them, getting into it is easy and mastering it is hard. Car mechanics too, run of the mill mechanics shop doing oil changes doesn't require that much to be competent at, but that's barely scratching the surface. Within the mechanic profession and you can go all the way from oil changer to mechanical engineer. Consider motorsport workshops, specialist restoration workshops, custom fabrication, aero design, engine building, machining, performance wiring, ECU tuning. It's a huge topic. I find that is the case with almost anything though. Very few things are all that shallow. I have to remind myself of that if I disregard something someone enjoys. Sports fans? Yeah some of it could be shallow, but sports nerds go hard, there is crazy depth to sports fandom. Same with TV shows, video games, telephone pole enthusiasts. So I guess my overall point is, the question "Is X job hard?" isn't really answerable, since we don't know exactly what part of the job the person is targeting from the question.