Have you heard about our Lord and Saviour, iFixit?

For real though, look it up. Some 100k or so free repair manuals in twelve languages from phones to washing machines. And often enough, the necessary toolkit in their shop.

Re-Legalize Right To Repair and pirates will take care of the rest

The old cars were also designed in such a way that you had to understand how the thing was constructed and functioned in order to make it work. Nowadays, I only barely understand how shifting gears works mechanically and drive an automatic. Modern cars do much of the work for you, much like modern computers.

Cars also used to be a lot less reliable. Knowing how to change a spark plug for example used to be common knowledge.

My library gives us free access to Chilton online. It's not the best for everything, but all of the information comes from the factory service manual. Plus you can find a lot of information online. You just have to learn what to look for.

Analog mechanical systems are so much more intuitive than digital ones though. The ability to physically see and touch and connect and tinker with things feels vastly more human than pointing and clicking and cursing and screaming.

Never thought of it this way, but you could be right

Such a shame americans seems to think the only thing they need is to be american now. Don't get me wrong, you're still the most innovative (with europe?) but that's what it feels like from the outside anyway.

Feel free to tell me I'm wrong though, it's just a feeling 😅!