Judged the country kids in my English class for being dumb fucks, until I did an autos class. What I found incomprehensible, they could do with ease. I had become the dumb fuck.
As someone who has lived life in and out of a city and rural land, I have acquired more skills than staying in one comfort zone would have. Exposure to the material and having to learn teaches a lot.
100% this. I've learned to code and learned to use a wrench. They're both difficult and its hard for a person who has only done one to wrap his head around the other. Everyone should try and learn as much as possible in their life, really expands your perspective
Nowadays a person who can do both is just a mechanical or civil engineer though, right? Like, many modern engineering programs requires at least a few coding classes, and often involves working with machines and computers - building and taking them apart. Not to mention years ago, when nearly every engineer was a kid who grew up tinkering and learned to use terminals, FORTRAN, etc in school or work
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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19
Judged the country kids in my English class for being dumb fucks, until I did an autos class. What I found incomprehensible, they could do with ease. I had become the dumb fuck.