I really appreciate that comparison—that’s a thoughtful one. I wasn’t familiar with Shop Class as Soulcraft, but it looks like exactly the kind of book I’d add to my shelf and revisit over time. I tend to use books more as working references than read them straight through, especially when they tie into bigger patterns like this. That loss of hands-on understanding you pointed to is very much where my thinking has been heading.
What you say here reminds me in some ways of Matthew B. Crawford's book "Shop Class as Soul Craft" ... https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301618/shop-class-as-soulcraft-by-matthew-b-crawford/
I really appreciate that comparison—that’s a thoughtful one. I wasn’t familiar with Shop Class as Soulcraft, but it looks like exactly the kind of book I’d add to my shelf and revisit over time. I tend to use books more as working references than read them straight through, especially when they tie into bigger patterns like this. That loss of hands-on understanding you pointed to is very much where my thinking has been heading.