Welcome to a world where people have different cultures and thus different values. Some groups value basic survival skills, and some have other thing to teach their kids.
Basic Life Skills No-One Has Anymore
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well maybe sharpening a knife isn't a basic life skill. I mean, I'm sure if it was basic then we wouldn't be able to live without it, but that guy clearly does.
I really hate when people go on about shit like this. The older generation acts as though they've always had the right idea and can't grasp the fact that:
1. Not everybody grew up like them
2. That not everyone has to act like they do
3. Not everybody has the same values as they do.
And they get SO SHOCKED whenever anyone doesn't know how to do things that they think everyone should know how to do BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO GOT IT RIGHT LOOK AT ALL THESE STUPID KIDS BEING SO DUMB. WHEN I WAS A KID I DID THINGS LIKE THIS BUT THEY DON'T THIS IS SO OFFENSIVE TO ME AND THEY MUST ALL BE STUPID.
Honestly, know one gives a fuck. Jesus christ.
why am I so angry? I'm usually not.
I really hate when people go on about shit like this. The older generation acts as though they've always had the right idea and can't grasp the fact that:
1. Not everybody grew up like them
2. That not everyone has to act like they do
3. Not everybody has the same values as they do.
And they get SO SHOCKED whenever anyone doesn't know how to do things that they think everyone should know how to do BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO GOT IT RIGHT LOOK AT ALL THESE STUPID KIDS BEING SO DUMB. WHEN I WAS A KID I DID THINGS LIKE THIS BUT THEY DON'T THIS IS SO OFFENSIVE TO ME AND THEY MUST ALL BE STUPID.
Honestly, know one gives a fuck. Jesus christ.
why am I so angry? I'm usually not.
I don't think it's mostly the parents, I bet in a lot of cases we were shown stuff but didn't pay attention.
To be honest I had never heard of mending socks like it was a basic life skill. I'd like to think I am a little environmentally conscious but unfortunately it's hard to care when I make enough money in 1hr to buy a 5pack of socks.
To be honest I had never heard of mending socks like it was a basic life skill. I'd like to think I am a little environmentally conscious but unfortunately it's hard to care when I make enough money in 1hr to buy a 5pack of socks.
I think in the greater scheme of things, the one true life skill our generation has lost is the ability to be independent.
No, I don't mean those weekends were your parents left for something or other and you lived off of mac and cheese, I mean the ability to do mostly everything yourself.
No, I don't mean those weekends were your parents left for something or other and you lived off of mac and cheese, I mean the ability to do mostly everything yourself.
Being a tailor, and learning how to sew never interested me. However I do know how to use a whetstone (known to most as a sharpening stone), and I am a very proficient cook. I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I can outpace most people when it comes to making a quality meal.
The problem is that parents aren't expected to pass these skills down. In fact they're encouraged not to so that the schools can teach their kids everything. The problem is that these skills aren't taught in any required classes, which is where the flaw in our society becomes apparent. Not knowing how to sharpen knives, and how to cook a decent meal is actually quite distressing (in my mind), because if you can't cook properly, then you won't be able to survive on your own for very long.
I never learned how to sew because my hands are too big, so it's impossible for me to thread a needle effectively. In fact I find it quite frustrating, so I just left the sewing to my mother, who learned it from her adoptive parents (we don't know who here biological parents were, because she never knew them to begin with).
In short, I agree, it worries me that people aren't growing up with basic survival, and domestic skills. However, it isn't up to us what people do and do not learn, and what may seem simple to us, could quite possibly be an impossible task for someone else. I mean, how many people do you know who could perform surgery?
The problem is that parents aren't expected to pass these skills down. In fact they're encouraged not to so that the schools can teach their kids everything. The problem is that these skills aren't taught in any required classes, which is where the flaw in our society becomes apparent. Not knowing how to sharpen knives, and how to cook a decent meal is actually quite distressing (in my mind), because if you can't cook properly, then you won't be able to survive on your own for very long.
I never learned how to sew because my hands are too big, so it's impossible for me to thread a needle effectively. In fact I find it quite frustrating, so I just left the sewing to my mother, who learned it from her adoptive parents (we don't know who here biological parents were, because she never knew them to begin with).
In short, I agree, it worries me that people aren't growing up with basic survival, and domestic skills. However, it isn't up to us what people do and do not learn, and what may seem simple to us, could quite possibly be an impossible task for someone else. I mean, how many people do you know who could perform surgery?
People don't learn/do the things you mentioned for the same reason our parents don't teach how to skin an animal anymore.
Under normal circumstances, a person can along fine without those skills in today's society.
Under normal circumstances, a person can along fine without those skills in today's society.
The phenomena illustrated by the OP is one of several "awesome" byproducts of the baby boomers, which the world is very slowly starting to recognize as one of the worst generations in the history of everything.
I'm sure I could learn how to pump my own gas, and I think that generally applies to anyone learning what people are calling "basic life skills". I've simply never been put in a position where I've needed to know or needed to learn. I've seen a few people who don't know how to properly order gasoline because they're so used to self service.RAKtheUndead said:
With that in mind, the complaint should revolve around people not being put in these situations or needing to know this stuff. To me that just sounds silly. Complaining that people don't need to know something just sounds like, "I can't believe people don't need to know DOS!"
i do not know how to sew very well, granted i know vaguely what you are supposed to do.
Especially when it comes to food i feel that people see no need when there is a bk around the corner and if they want to eat in all they have to do is reheat like a hot pocket or something. it is the age of instent gratification, if something doesn't work then just by another
Especially when it comes to food i feel that people see no need when there is a bk around the corner and if they want to eat in all they have to do is reheat like a hot pocket or something. it is the age of instent gratification, if something doesn't work then just by another
I knew how to stip, clean and oil then reassemble an M16 from age 15, does that count as a skill? A self taught one, but a skill all the same, like when i learned the basics in explosives and how to make things like napalm and chlorine gass, it's very easy, being a military nut growing up can expose you to alot of neat things.
My parents (or at least my dad) taught me how to cook, although I'm not the best at sharpening knives. I can mend small holes in clothing and apply patches to larger ones, but I generally reserve such garments for yard work or hiking and neither I nor either of my parents can darn socks, although I can so well enough to occasionally make my own clothes, so I could probably just look it up if I ever needed to. Honestly, though: Who has the time to mend socks these days?