a friend who moved from the city to the country shared with me that folks with knowhow are more valuable in the country where there's more burden finding repair

a friend who moved from the city to the country shared with me that folks with knowhow are more valuable in the country where there's more burden finding repair folks and coordinating logistics out in sparsely populated rural regions. In that context these skills buy you independence and some form of popularity I've heard. Reminds me of some Smarter Every Day videos where he covers farm life and the varied skill sets that benefit people in that domain.