▲ 152 ▼ What skills did almost everybody have 50 years ago, but few people have today? (slrpnk.net) submitted 7 months ago by SolarBoy@slrpnk.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments I suppose it would be mostly practical skills, cooking, fixing things. Usually had to be done by people themselves. Maybe also mental things like navigating (with or without paper map) and remembering their daily and weekly agendas. What other things would be a big difference with the people today?
[–] Kobibi@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago (1 child) Thomas Jefferson made nails for commercial profit in purpose-built workhouses on his estate. Or to be specific, his child slaves made the nails https://www.monticello.org/encyclopedia/nailery permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago Ah ha, that one I did not know. I guess slavery is also Americana, though a whole lot less quaint than the thought of industrious households making their own nails permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago Ah ha, that one I did not know. I guess slavery is also Americana, though a whole lot less quaint than the thought of industrious households making their own nails permalink fedilink source parent