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[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (3 children)

For better or worse, we're going the way of "the car guy". It used to be something everyone needed to know a little bit about, but now fades into the background with a handful of experts.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

I'm car guy, IT guy, home maintenance guy, and electronics repair guy.

I learned how to do everything because I'm a cheap ass that won't replace what can be fixed and won't pay to have something be fixed when I can manage it myself.

I got 240,000 miles on a car right now and it's never seen the inside of a shop. Last big screen TV was free because it was broken and then I soldered new LEDS on to fix it. Paid $25 for an $800 dishwasher that just needed disassembling and cleaning. Also $25 for a front load whirlpool washing machine with a broken internal lock mechanism that I repaired. Same for a dryer with bad rollers inside.

People blow way too much money on buying new stuff instead of just learning how to fix and maintain things now. /old man rant

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Damn that's a good way to put it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

As long as the non-experts somehow manage to make a living to pay for our expertise. I heard a coworker vent about her son who wants to drop out of school (assuming elementary / middle) to focus on his streaming career...