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We watch YouTube videos now for this. /shrug
by greesil 4y ago
We watch YouTube videos now for this. /shrug
- mfer 4y agoI’ve talked to a lot of people who aren’t comfortable trying even simple things. Even with YouTube videos.
- j-bos 4y agoThis would be a great study/survey to do! What percentage of how to watchers go on to practice the skills? How often? How well? Many people in my previous social circle would regularly take on personal car repair, plumbing, electrical, pest control, etc jobs based on youtube. Others including myself upskilled or got entirely new jobs with no experience beyond a youtube "apprenticeship".
- kevin_nisbet 4y agoI live in a high rise, and we've had several people do their own plumbing and do many thousands of dollars in damage. So I try to discourage people who don't have any idea what they're doing from trying to follow a youtube video.
- vineyardmike 4y agoI used to live in a high rise, and it’s a different experience than someone in their own home. Usually the high rise has their own on staff maintenance crew so there’s no need to do your own plumbing. Also in a normal home, the only things you can damage are yours. Also the repairs are probably cheaper in a normal house.
- bmitc 4y agoDepending on your state and local town/city codes, you can do a lot of damage by (a) not abiding by code and (b) being unlicensed, even for work in your own home.
- pandaman 4y agoI guess a big problem is that people who were not taught how to use tools usually don't have them and don't know how to use them so they cannot do much even if they watched YouTube. For example, my wife declines to use any power tools (other than drill, for some reason) so she prunes trees with a hand saw, even though I have a power saw, which could have done the job 100 times faster.