AM64
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One of the real tragedies of the times is that kids can no longer work on cars, bikes, electronics, and so on like we used to. Without that hands on effort and understanding how things work, a lot is lost. The best engineers are the ones who worked on stuff and figured a lot out before they ever started to college. Times have changed, so it's true that tubes, transistors, and other discrete components are gone or no longer identifiable or replaceable, but so is a lot of understanding about how the analog world works, and by nature the world is basically analog. A lot of guys can look at a piece of furniture, equipment, or machine and see right away that it won't work long and where the failure will occur, but it really takes hands on experience to gain that knowledge/feel.I am old enough to remember..when one is 16 you learn as you go mistakes and all. Drum Brakes were the worst.,First time me and a buddy replaced the pads, dang thing exploded parts before we had a chance to figure out how it all went together, so we pulled the other wheel and played jigsaw puzzle..lol
I'm not really sure where we are headed when we are so intent with replacing humans with automation and human logic with AI. If we don't as a species do anything that adds value, how do we earn the income to consume what we produce or grow? Maybe I'm thinking too much, but we seem bent on replacing ourselves and stripping our worth. Perhaps resentment towards others that keeps popping up isn't as much attributable simply to political policy as to there's more time for and more access to the influences that divide us and there is less understanding that we need to be more united to make it all work. It's far easier to tear apart than to design and build something that works.