I saw that there was some grumbling on social media about 'caulk' when it came up - 'how was I supposed to know that word?' etc. Saddened me - you don't need to

I saw that there was some grumbling on social media about 'caulk' when it came up - 'how was I supposed to know that word?' etc. Saddened me - you don't need to be a builder or DIY expert to have a vocabulary that includes such terms. It's a modern phenomenon - if a person is shown to not know something they would rather complain about elitism than learn or expand their knowledge.