[xyzzy123]

My point was meant to be a bit more subtle; that we all engage with abstractions of reality. Whenever I'm tempted to complain about people not knowing stuff, I pause and think about how little I really know.

In my grandfather's peer group, you were lacking essential knowledge if you couldn't rebuild an engine.

[lamontcg]

Interestingly, I've got a truck with a dead engine that I'm considering if I should yank it out and replace/rebuild it... Never done that before and don't know how to do it...