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What skills did almost everybody have 50 years ago, but few people have today? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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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?

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[–] [S] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I wish I was better at solving my own problems. But also depends on what you consider solving your own problems is, exactly.
I learned early not to rely on other people, so I tended to look up everything I need in books and online.

But some problems are not solved with research, or suggestions from others online.
Some problems are only solved by giving yourself time to process them yourself.

This is something I'm still lacking in, perhaps because I always searched outside of myself for solutions.
I'm amazed by the solutions some people can come up with without having access to information from books/online.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    It sounds like you are better at it than most kids these days. I look up solutions all the time. No sense reinventing the wheel. I've also spent days on some problem without looking elsewhere for a solution. The dopamine from solving a problem myself is excellent.

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