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Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shop... by tlear on Monday August 23, 2021 @07:40PM (#28283450)
You are under impression that your skill in fixing things is free. Vast majority of people can not change break pads, can not understand a youtube video explaining how, can not oil a chain, can not fix a flat. Ability to problem solve and fix things is how a trade person of handyman can make very good money, as even using a stud finder and putting a screw in the wall is arcane magic to lots of people.

This is tragic but this is current state of western civilization. Bring Shop back to school.

Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shop... by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:53AM (#28299338)
I doubt that the vast majority of people cannot understand a youtube video explaining how, nor that the vast majority of folks cannot oil a chain. Most folks can use a stud finder and put a screw in the wall and it seems like a rather poor reading of humanity to judge people on this, especially considering how many folks live in apartments that disallow holes in the wall (and have never had a need to learn the skill).