Basic Life Skills No-One Has Anymore
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why would I have to learn how to sharp a knife and where.
It's not that they are bad but I'm pretty sure today, you don't need to know how to sharp a knife. Now the others things like dish washing or cooking an egg, but sharpening knives?
(thinking about it don't actually know how to cook an egg, but that is because I hate eggs)
It's not that they are bad but I'm pretty sure today, you don't need to know how to sharp a knife. Now the others things like dish washing or cooking an egg, but sharpening knives?
(thinking about it don't actually know how to cook an egg, but that is because I hate eggs)
I'm pretty poor, yes I do buy video games and alcohol over food for a week (because being bored is even worse than being hungry)so while I'm familiar with things like sharpening knives and mending things, I don't. I've got a shirt with a couple of massive tears in it that aren't noticable when I wear it under a dress that I'm not going to fix or replace simply because I can't afford too. You know how much it would cost to get a needle and thread? About $5. That's a drink or enough for a really crappy meal.
As for things I don't know how to do, if I really need to I can find it on the internet. I seriously looked up how to change a light bulb on youtube. And also how to put a CBR back in. I can find how long to cook an egg or how to make an origami unicorn too.
As for things I don't know how to do, if I really need to I can find it on the internet. I seriously looked up how to change a light bulb on youtube. And also how to put a CBR back in. I can find how long to cook an egg or how to make an origami unicorn too.
Well I get the argument but at the same time I don't understand how many people mope around because of this change in skills.
Do you want to know why these skills are no longer taught? Because they ironically aren't basic, even though they seem to be. You don't need them.
Yeah it's strange to look back and question "what the hell happened to this or that?" but it likely died because the shift in focus of things didn't need it anymore. I hate all the people that go: "Young people don't know shit anymore" and then you see them sitting in front of a computer having a seizure. Today's basic skill is using a computer. Writing e-mails and using programs is more basic and essential in our world right now than mending and fixing and gardening and almost any other crafty work. Hell even cooking isn't really needed. I mean you can save money when you can cook and cleverly pick ingredients and plan ahead, but then again you might aswell throw shit in a microwave and bad-a-bing! Ready for ingestion. Does society care if people can't cook? I doubt it. Just look at the decrease in quality of vegetables; shows you no one appreciates them anymore.
I don't know why these things are taught so little anymore. I have no idea why my father taught me so little because he's a pro at fixing stuff, cooking, sharpening knives and most other basic skills from the 70's-90's. It's kinda sad, but I won't pretend like I know less than old people because I just know different stuff.
Do you want to know why these skills are no longer taught? Because they ironically aren't basic, even though they seem to be. You don't need them.
Yeah it's strange to look back and question "what the hell happened to this or that?" but it likely died because the shift in focus of things didn't need it anymore. I hate all the people that go: "Young people don't know shit anymore" and then you see them sitting in front of a computer having a seizure. Today's basic skill is using a computer. Writing e-mails and using programs is more basic and essential in our world right now than mending and fixing and gardening and almost any other crafty work. Hell even cooking isn't really needed. I mean you can save money when you can cook and cleverly pick ingredients and plan ahead, but then again you might aswell throw shit in a microwave and bad-a-bing! Ready for ingestion. Does society care if people can't cook? I doubt it. Just look at the decrease in quality of vegetables; shows you no one appreciates them anymore.
I don't know why these things are taught so little anymore. I have no idea why my father taught me so little because he's a pro at fixing stuff, cooking, sharpening knives and most other basic skills from the 70's-90's. It's kinda sad, but I won't pretend like I know less than old people because I just know different stuff.
i can sharpen knives easy, learnt that when i was young, can also throw my knife fairly well. Can catch feral animals that roam my neighborhood (cats/possums). Can skin animals.
Can shoot a gun accurately with 10mins to an hour of practice, can fix clothes although sometimes i do a horrible job, perform basic carpentry, strip and clean an engine, destroy an engine quickly (angle grinder ftw!!), can cook meat and make good salads, perform maintenance on most electrical appliances and other things i cant remember atm.
Out of all these things only sharpening knives/cooking/fixing clothes where passed on to me via parents, the others i learnt of mates, work or recreational activities.
Also manners needs to be brought back, so many rude 14-18 yr olds here.
Can shoot a gun accurately with 10mins to an hour of practice, can fix clothes although sometimes i do a horrible job, perform basic carpentry, strip and clean an engine, destroy an engine quickly (angle grinder ftw!!), can cook meat and make good salads, perform maintenance on most electrical appliances and other things i cant remember atm.
Out of all these things only sharpening knives/cooking/fixing clothes where passed on to me via parents, the others i learnt of mates, work or recreational activities.
Also manners needs to be brought back, so many rude 14-18 yr olds here.
The problem with modern society is we're dependent on specialists, if something goes wrong we call up someone "trained to do it", why would we do it?
After all "we're not qualified".
I'm personally not a fan of it, it almost reeks of a caste system, like we're all just waiting around for the handyman caste to fix shit for us.
I myself am more a fan of personal growth and learning, but I suppose I can't blame people for taking advantage of convenience, even if it does leave them about as capable as puppies...
After all "we're not qualified".
I'm personally not a fan of it, it almost reeks of a caste system, like we're all just waiting around for the handyman caste to fix shit for us.
I myself am more a fan of personal growth and learning, but I suppose I can't blame people for taking advantage of convenience, even if it does leave them about as capable as puppies...
That reminds me, I'm going to be (almost) independent next year and there is still a f*ckton of life skills I don't know (at least I can cook though).
Man, there is gonna be A LOT of trial and error.
Man, there is gonna be A LOT of trial and error.
Same here. Now, living on my own, I really miss the simple skill to fill holes in my socks. And I'm just learning it now...There are many basic "life" skills I dont`t have, i.e. changing a flat on a car. But that's the funny thing: For most people, those skills arent necessary in their day-to-day lives. If your socks have holes, you throw'em away and buy new ones, or something.Vhite said:
I'm a scout, so I learned a thing or two about handling knifes at least. Apart from that, I can cook enough to survive, but I'm not very good at it. My sewing skills are limited to very simple repair, but I don't see it as necessary since I generally buy clothes that holds together really well for the price I pay for them, and I can always buy new if the old gets torn.
It's not all just a matter of one household, as in whether or not your parents taught you something. The general consumerism in western culture has come to a point where we are discouraged to mend broken things or craft things on our own.
Think of any electronic appliance, with a dozen small tidbits that could break. Any spare parts, provided they are sold anywhere, will cost more than a whole new appliance. Grocery stores are full of processed foods and ready-cut and seasoned meat.
Me and my mother disagree on the whole sock-mending issue. I say by the time the sock needs mending, the threads are worn so thin that there will be a new hole by the mended spot in no time. Not to mention clots of criss-crossing thread under the heel don't feel too nice.
I still like knitting socks so...yay me?
Also, my father showed me how to change a flat tire but I know I could never get it done on my own. I simply lack physical strenght! And any professionals at a car shop use these drills to screw the bolts in place anyway...
Think of any electronic appliance, with a dozen small tidbits that could break. Any spare parts, provided they are sold anywhere, will cost more than a whole new appliance. Grocery stores are full of processed foods and ready-cut and seasoned meat.
Me and my mother disagree on the whole sock-mending issue. I say by the time the sock needs mending, the threads are worn so thin that there will be a new hole by the mended spot in no time. Not to mention clots of criss-crossing thread under the heel don't feel too nice.
I still like knitting socks so...yay me?
Also, my father showed me how to change a flat tire but I know I could never get it done on my own. I simply lack physical strenght! And any professionals at a car shop use these drills to screw the bolts in place anyway...
Noone taught me English, or how to cook, or how to disembowel someone with a bayonett, I had to learn it myself. It´s a weird weird world we live in now.
On a more serrious note. If my "practical" clothes break, IE field uniforms or working clothes or socks, I usually tend to them with a needle and a string and fix the *****.
Also, my knife is a gift, if I wouldn´t sharpen it, it would become dull and useless.
And I think you cannot just go in some store and buy an HS-574 AK47 Bayonett. XD.
I´m a terrible cook, but I could survive a few days with the right ingredients. I also tend to spice up the normal "insta food" shit myself.
On a more serrious note. If my "practical" clothes break, IE field uniforms or working clothes or socks, I usually tend to them with a needle and a string and fix the *****.
Also, my knife is a gift, if I wouldn´t sharpen it, it would become dull and useless.
And I think you cannot just go in some store and buy an HS-574 AK47 Bayonett. XD.
I´m a terrible cook, but I could survive a few days with the right ingredients. I also tend to spice up the normal "insta food" shit myself.
I'd suggest that's it's not really a problem so long as maybe 0.1% of us knows how to do everything, across the population, then most skills can be taught, if some natural disaster hit the planet and took out electricity tomorrow, I'm sure there'd be courses organised in the middle of town on how to make a camp fire, how to preserve heat, how to store foods longer now there's no freezers, and all the other basic things electricity serves to do for us.
1 person who can skin and butcher an animal soon becomes 10.20, 100, if he's willing to share his knowledge for the greater good, or simply doesn't want to have to do ALL the work
Really, I can understand why so many old skills have fallen out of favour as you have to weigh the cost of replacement, against the value of your free time. When socks are like 5 pairs for $5 and T shirts are $2 and jeans can go for $5, it's understandable that people don't break out the yarn so much.
1 person who can skin and butcher an animal soon becomes 10.20, 100, if he's willing to share his knowledge for the greater good, or simply doesn't want to have to do ALL the work
Really, I can understand why so many old skills have fallen out of favour as you have to weigh the cost of replacement, against the value of your free time. When socks are like 5 pairs for $5 and T shirts are $2 and jeans can go for $5, it's understandable that people don't break out the yarn so much.
Reading? Are you serious? My goodness I hate people.Antitonic said:
OT: I know how to cook basic things because its basic. Take that, logic!
Ironing isn't difficult, nor is repairing some things. I will slap any who are unable to write as well.