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I think living in the US must have some effect. In the UK the second hand market is non-existent with the likes of the US. You can't just pick up hardware off

I think living in the US must have some effect. In the UK the second hand market is non-existent with the likes of the US. You can't just pick up hardware off Craiglist for next to nothing. It simply doesn't happen Space is another thing as well. But I'm sure there's plenty of Americans whole live more urban without such space as well. My future prospects may be promising, but owning a large garage to tinker in, whether electronics or something like woodworking seems like an untenable goal.

JohnBooty 5y ago
We definitely have it easier here in America with regards to available space and the price of used equipment, though I'd note that this kid's situation isn't typical. I grew up middle-class (my dad made, statistically, pretty much the median household income) and out of the scores of kids I knew, perhaps one of them might've had the parental and financial resources to do something like this, had he had the skill/intelligence/inclination. We had a tiny garage, barely enough to fit a small car. Of course, there was no room for a car, because we needed to keep the yard tools and such in there. I'm laughing -- trying to imagine my dad's reaction, had I asked him if I could build a science lab in there instead. "Sorry dad, the lawn mower's got to go somewhere else now" lol. He would have told me to go fuck myself.