GON
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Amazing what can be done with limited resources.
I'm already fixing everything I can at home, and I don't mean changing the oil. We're one generation away from that, not a few.In a lot of the western world we're really only a few generations beyond doing this type of repair, but sadly today, it's hard to find somebody to repair a pair of shoes, and those that do weren't born here.
I don't mean fixing things around the home, your car or changing oil. I meant fixing "unfixable" things like this block with simple tools and procedures by the common man. A site like this is loaded with DIY'ers, but I don't think society in general is as much as it once was.I'm already fixing everything I can at home, and I don't mean changing the oil. We're one generation away from that, not a few.
I'd love to know what this sounds like in Latin or anyone's favorite "old, sage expression" language. (edited as necessary).I don't think society in general is as much as it once was.
We've become a very disposable/consumerist society, one focused on growth/expansion/money. Because of modern manufacturing, it's simply become easier and often cheaper for us to throw it away and buy another (which isn't an endorsement from me)... it can be needlessly wasteful and a drain on finite resources, as well as a brain drain. Those folks don't have our money and resources, so they have to rely on skills and knowledge. As with pretty much all modern society, we head for "easy" - if those folks ever attain economic success in the same way other societies have, it's almost certain that they'll do it too.In a lot of the western world we're really only a few generations beyond doing this type of repair, but sadly today, it's hard to find somebody to repair a pair of shoes, and those that do weren't born here.
In much of the West the price labor is to high relative to the cost of the part.In a lot of the western world we're really only a few generations beyond doing this type of repair, but sadly today, it's hard to find somebody to repair a pair of shoes, and those that do weren't born here.
Yes, I am skilled labor. Why would I pay another to do work I can do for myself and my family? Would I want to do this kind of work for a living? Probably not, but I've fixed all sorts of "unfixable" things for myself and my family saving a ton of money while enjoying the journey.When the labor is dirt cheap, amazing things can be accomplished. Slave labor is even better.
Many lamenting at our throw away society, well would you like to be like this “skilled laborer”?
It all depends on how much you value your time, and what you enjoy. I get satisfaction from fixing stuff, but if I were a lawyer who bills at $300/hour my time would be better spent at the office while I pay someone else to fix my stuff.Yes, I am skilled labor. Why would I pay another to do work I can do for myself and my family? Would I want to do this kind of work for a living? Probably not, but I've fixed all sorts of "unfixable" things for myself and my family saving a ton of money while enjoying the journey.