Oct 14, 2026, 2:54 AMi wonder if there is a relationship between being really good at repairing things and also being comfortable with things being kinda broken or in disrepair
- Oct 14, 2026, 2:54 AM
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Oct 14, 2026, 2:55 AM@nolan perhaps, what led you to form this hypothesis?
- Oct 14, 2026, 3:50 AM
@cyberquixote i was looking around my house, noticing the things that need repairing but still work ok- just in a degraded state. none are beyond my skill to fix but havent risen to a level of urgency where i am ready to tackle them.
similarly, ill happily disassemble and repair a transmission on my workbench, or drive a car that only goes forward without a care.
i know plenty of people who simply cannot abide a broken thing and also cannot so much as sew on a button.
Emily VelascoMLE_online@social.afront.orgOct 14, 2026, 3:29 AM@nolan this would explain why so many things around my house are in disrepair
Cowboy BOO!CowboyWho@libranigans.comOct 14, 2026, 3:42 AM@nolan I thought that was just like: being in IT?
Steve Gisselbrechtstevegis_ssg@mas.toOct 14, 2026, 3:50 AMIt makes a lot of sense to me, because a huge part of getting to be a really good cook is being comfortable with eating stuff you tried that didn't really work or, in the worst case, saying "This is gross" and throwing it out and having a sandwich.
- Oct 14, 2026, 3:52 AM
@stevegis_ssg haha yes
64 Islands Aroha Cooperativeairshipper@cloudisland.nzOct 14, 2026, 4:06 AM@nolan a 'cobbler's children have the worst shoes' kinda deal?
- Oct 14, 2026, 4:07 AM
@airshipper something like that.
or, the cobbler is fine going barefoot 
Oct 14, 2026, 4:11 AM@nolan I feel personally attacked by this toot. 😆
- Oct 14, 2026, 4:13 AM
@Karstan no attacks, just love letters :D
Pozorvlakpozorvlak@mathstodon.xyzOct 14, 2026, 8:50 AM@nolan part of being good at repair is knowing how much effort would be required to fix things, and sometimes the payoff is not enough.