Re:Average IQ scores seem to have been falling and populatio...
by dpark on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:02AM
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> But the result is we now have several generations that have no idea about even the basics of the second most important technology in their lives: electricity (after water and food). They need an 'expert' to do it for them.
I bet fewer homes burn down from miswired plugs or plugs with improper fuses now, too.
I am occasionally surprised by how non-handy people are, but I also realize that being handy isn't actually that valuable. There is virtually no practical gain to be had from knowing how to replace a plug. At best you'll save a few dollars at some point. I am comfortable with wiring but have never replaced a plug. I doubt I ever will.
> This 17 year old (who ate chips from chip-shops frequently) had no idea that to make chips required peeling and slicing raw potatoes and was incredulous at the process; she 'thought' chips just grew as long square pieces of potato - see: "unthinking".
There have always been dumb (or unthinking) people. This isn't a recent change.
I bet fewer homes burn down from miswired plugs or plugs with improper fuses now, too.
I am occasionally surprised by how non-handy people are, but I also realize that being handy isn't actually that valuable. There is virtually no practical gain to be had from knowing how to replace a plug. At best you'll save a few dollars at some point. I am comfortable with wiring but have never replaced a plug. I doubt I ever will.
> This 17 year old (who ate chips from chip-shops frequently) had no idea that to make chips required peeling and slicing raw potatoes and was incredulous at the process; she 'thought' chips just grew as long square pieces of potato - see: "unthinking".
There have always been dumb (or unthinking) people. This isn't a recent change.