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I'm not entirely sure how the sarcasm is warranted given 1. I made clear that rather than the particular task, what is important is the development of skills, s

I'm not entirely sure how the sarcasm is warranted given 1. I made clear that rather than the particular task, what is important is the development of skills, secondly the ability to perform basic repairs is also a rapidly declining but important skill, and thirdly blacksmithing is actually still a career.

andrew_ 4y ago
it wasn't warranted IMO. Topics on HN which incite feelings of insecurity, or which drag up strong negative emotions, tend to result in a lot of brash negative replies and a lot of sarcasm anymore. This topic seems to be striking a nerve with a lot of folks who struggled with the teaching/skill at an early age.
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XorNot 4y ago
You know how to solder so you get all judgy about people, who I note are coming to you to learn how to do it, when they can't immediately solder well. But then you don't worry at all about not knowing basic blacksmithing, to as you would say "perform basic repairs". That's because knowing how to solder is about as relevant as blacksmithing. It's a neat trick. It's handy if you do know it. It has absolutely no real relevance, or even substantial economic utility, to the vast majority of people in modern society. And you've apparently got a wholly unearned superiority complex about "the youth of today". How original.[1] [1] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aav5916 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aav5916