Yet another example of people being afraid of what they don't understand. My question to the people who are giving this kid a hard time: how does his wearing of eye makeup affect YOU (making you uncomfortable doesn't count)?
"I’d teach my kids how to change tires - they may need to do it one day, but not how to make your own bread. It’s cheaper and easier to go to the store and buy one!"
The same is true for a lot of things. Ask anyone who sews. It's not always convenient or economically practical. If you need a t-shirt, why would you spend $10 on the fabric and an hour (or more) of your time when you can buy one in the sale bin at Old Navy for two bucks? Sewing is a fine skill to have if you enjoy it, or if you're a fashion designer. But from the standpoint of "need", there isn't really that much point in our Western society.
Besides... I can do DIY projects that my ancestors couldn't even have dreamed of. Just because it's not physical labour doesn't mean it isn't a skill. I doubt my great-great-grandmother could reinstall an OS and add a couple of sticks of RAM. She'd be completely confused by Photoshop, and wouldn't have any idea how to forward an e-mail. Why are my skills somehow worth less than hers just because they're not as physical? Without the thinkers of our world, we wouldn't enjoy the luxuries we have today. Physical labour is one thing... but mental labours are what lead to progress.
I highly doubt that, on my deathbed, I'll be lamenting the fact that I never learned how to grow a field of wheat and then bake my own bread. Unless I die of starvation, that is. :)
I hope they'll come up with a test for this. Then you can find out if you're going to eventually get cheated on BEFORE you get too involved with the guy!
I don't think it matters as much as we think it does. We don't all have to be jacks-of-all-trades. If we lose our DIY skills, it just means that we're giving a job to someone else who CAN do those things.
There are too many things today to DIY anyway... we'd never get anything else done if we had to fix, paint, adjust, replace, build, rebuild, and reinvent all of the items we use on a day-to-day basis!
It shouldn't take a law for husbands to treat their wives with respect!
I can see how this law would make sense. The wife is basically an employee (or slave, depending on how you look at it). If they divorce, she should get paid for her years of work, too.
I don't watch as much TV as I used to. I'm on the computer more (not sure if that's a good thing). During the summer, it's a lot easier to go with less TV. There's nothing on!
"Nearly EVERYONE can succeed if they just try harder and smarter."
I'm not sure being smart is the criteria. After all, you're doing fine financially and you can't even construct a proper sentence.
Your condescending attitude is exactly why some people have contempt for the wealthy. Not everyone has the ability to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and make a ton of money. Are you going to tell a person who's been disabled by physical or mental illness to just "try harder"?
It must be nice to sit on your pedestal, look down your nose at everyone else, and live in denial about other people's struggles and challenges. Ignorance must truly be bliss.
The same is true for a lot of things. Ask anyone who sews. It's not always convenient or economically practical. If you need a t-shirt, why would you spend $10 on the fabric and an hour (or more) of your time when you can buy one in the sale bin at Old Navy for two bucks? Sewing is a fine skill to have if you enjoy it, or if you're a fashion designer. But from the standpoint of "need", there isn't really that much point in our Western society.
Besides... I can do DIY projects that my ancestors couldn't even have dreamed of. Just because it's not physical labour doesn't mean it isn't a skill. I doubt my great-great-grandmother could reinstall an OS and add a couple of sticks of RAM. She'd be completely confused by Photoshop, and wouldn't have any idea how to forward an e-mail. Why are my skills somehow worth less than hers just because they're not as physical? Without the thinkers of our world, we wouldn't enjoy the luxuries we have today. Physical labour is one thing... but mental labours are what lead to progress.
I highly doubt that, on my deathbed, I'll be lamenting the fact that I never learned how to grow a field of wheat and then bake my own bread. Unless I die of starvation, that is. :)
"When the steering wheel fell off, I figured it was time to get a job and buy a slightly newer car."
I hope that didn't happen while you were driving!
There are too many things today to DIY anyway... we'd never get anything else done if we had to fix, paint, adjust, replace, build, rebuild, and reinvent all of the items we use on a day-to-day basis!
I can see how this law would make sense. The wife is basically an employee (or slave, depending on how you look at it). If they divorce, she should get paid for her years of work, too.
And how did they even eat enough to make themselves sick? Surely it would have been too strong a flavour to stomach.
Blech.
"Nearly EVERYONE can succeed if they just try harder and smarter."
I'm not sure being smart is the criteria. After all, you're doing fine financially and you can't even construct a proper sentence.
Your condescending attitude is exactly why some people have contempt for the wealthy. Not everyone has the ability to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and make a ton of money. Are you going to tell a person who's been disabled by physical or mental illness to just "try harder"?
It must be nice to sit on your pedestal, look down your nose at everyone else, and live in denial about other people's struggles and challenges. Ignorance must truly be bliss.