At my shop, new hires barely touch wrenches anymore.

Everything's going digital, and I'm not sure it's good.

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At the local community college, their auto program shut down last year due to low interest. It's SCARY how fast these skills are disappearing. We're setting ourselves up for a real mess if the power goes out.

xena_brown501mo ago

Yeah, it's spreading to everything. Go to a store and it's all self-checkout, no cashiers. Even fixing things at home, people just order a new part online instead of repairing it. My neighbor didn't know how to change a tire, just called for help. The hands-on stuff is fading out, and it makes you wonder what happens when the digital stuff fails.

baker.sarah1mo ago

See this trend everywhere, @xena_brown50. Basic life skills are going away because we rely on tech for everything. My cousin needed a video just to boil an egg. When systems fail, we'll see how stuck we are.