So suffering builds character, but not code?

It's like when people argue about making bread by hand versus using a bread machine. That shop debate is EVERYWHERE now. We're losing those slow, hands-on skills that teach you how things REALLY work, not just how to swap parts. Sure, new stuff is efficient, but the old ways built a deeper kind of problem-solving. Both times made good mechanics, just for different worlds.

Notice how mold problems mirror the stuff we ignore until it's too late?

My Instagram feed is full of those fancy bullet journal spreads. Is it really a big deal if some people enjoy making theirs pretty though? The original method is still there for people who want it simple.

Turn their grumpy superpower into your safety net.