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Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime
Part of it is about being willing to give things a go. You aren't born with inherent knowledge of these things so you have to find them out, discover, play and what-not, either by doing so for yourself or from someone like your dad, mum, grandad, fake uncle 'Jim' or whoever. To be honest I think it's just male pride that makes anyone think they absolutely must know this stuff and I don't think there's any shame in not knowing how to fix a car or what-not, everyone has areas they're good with and others they're not.
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+1 - My dad didn't know anything about mechanics when he started to farm/ranch but he learned as he went. And anyone who has farmed/ranched (I'm not talking on a hobby farm) knows the importance of mechanics. I don't think it's that we haven't been "taught" so much as we aren't a "self-reliant." We just need to rtfm a bit more.
We need to read more Ralph Waldo Emerson... At least we have self-check at the grocery store now; that's more self reliant isn't it?
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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