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Re:The AI revolution already transforming education by BoiledCabbage on Sunday May 21, 2023 @07:58AM (#36020013)
> I suspect a large percentage of people on HN would know how to start a fire from scratch.

That is almost certainly wrong. It's almost impossible for me to believe that even 1% of HN readers that can start a friction fire.

Re:The AI revolution already transforming education by revertmean on Sunday May 21, 2023 @08:13AM (#36020102)
Would it really be only 1% of kids who join the Boy Scouts, or Girl Guides, or Boys Brigade (or whatever your country's equivalents are)? I would have guessed it was much higher than that.

And then you'd have people who learned in some outdoor survival course, etc. Obviously this will vary from country to country, but surely it's higher than 1%?

Re:The AI revolution already transforming education by electronicelyas on Sunday May 21, 2023 @08:57AM (#36020440)
Friction fires aren't necessarily always the easiest way to start a fire, if you have any common metal, lens or reflective surface to hand there are way easier techniques
Re:The AI revolution already transforming education by 2devnull on Sunday May 21, 2023 @10:23AM (#36021152)
Current readers. But the core readership from say 15 years ago?