Re:Sweden Wants to Fight Disposable Culture with Tax Breaks ...
by tmptmp on Monday September 26, 2016 @11:29PM
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>>What does it cost us as a society when a generation loses those skills?
This. This is a lot to do with today's society. We don't seem to appreciate the problem at all. People just think that they can throw some money at someone and get the things repaired and so they don't need to learn anything.
Society as a whole may have to bear a huge cost, and by the time they realize this they might have already lost their time.
Manufacturers are a lot to blame but today's lifestyle of "it's just a matter of few bucks, so why waster time?" is also to blame.
Can you still fix your bicycle? Like if you had no money or were stuck somewhere distant could you still do it?
Is it just because you're older now and have income that you pay someone to do it or is it something society in general does? Do children's parents just get someone to fix their bike or throw it away and get a new one?
What does it cost us as a society when a generation loses those skills?