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userbinatoryesterday at 7:26 PM3 repliesview on HN

with a spanner in one hand and YouTube into the other

There are so many useful videos on this stuff, but unfortunately the majority of the population still seems reluctant to learn.


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stronglikedanyesterday at 8:34 PM

I'm not sure the majority of the population will ever need, or even want, to learn to bleed fuel lines, so I wouldn't consider it reluctance. And I would wager that the majority of the (internet) population does engage in learning activities on the regular.

lachlan_grayyesterday at 9:14 PM

Tangential, but made me think of this YouTube channel I like.

I have no plans to own a tractor but for some reason many others and I enjoy videos like this one:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pQO-pVxvKvA

m463yesterday at 8:28 PM

I think this kind of thing is much more commonplace than you think.

Never underestimate a young person and their phone. They not only use youtube or chatgpt to solve daily problems, but date, pay bills, and communicate with their friends using mostly videos/photos/emojis (and occasionally english).