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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 months ago (33 children)

I wonder: Has this happened with anything else?

Where an older generation struggled to understand at all, a middle generation adapted to it early enough to witness all of the quirks, and then a later generation was born into an already-smoothed out system — and they all lived simultaneously?

Seems like a uniquely modern thing, but then again agriculture and clothing and currency have all had periods of rapid change in the past.

Like were there Generation F dudes out there like “omg we’re the only ones who understand knitting frames smh”?

[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 months ago (13 children)

Ford Model T came with a complete manual for disassembly, maintenance, and repair. It made a generation of Americans fluent in mechanics who then went on to win World War II, to the Moon, and higher up skyscrapers than ever.

“Learn this as a child:”

“Do this as an adult:”

Never again. Right to repair doesn't do much when the manual is so expensive only brand-dedicated repair shops can afford it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Never thought of it this way, but you could be right

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