• Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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    The frequent lack of desire for people to experiment and learn anything on their own is very off-putting.

    Any time I hear someone say “I didn’t think about that” when dealing with a very simple problem, I just want to pull out “How long did you piss on the toilet seat before someone told you to lift it when you go?”

    Seriously, I shouldn’t have to describe how to remove the ball bearings from this part, because I explained how to do an identical one 2 minutes ago.

    I love taking things apart to know what makes them work. Electronics and mechanical devices are fascinating.

    And I don’t understand how someone can look at things and go “yeah no need to look any deeper, I know enough already”

    • BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca
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      I don’t understand how someone can look at things and go "yeah no need to look any deeper, I know enough already

      I swear some people never grow out of the “I’m a big kid now!” mindset. Just like how little kids always seem to think <age they currently are> is the age where now they suddenly deserve respect, lots of adults go “well now I’m an adult, so that means I know everything. It’d be embarrassing if I didn’t!”

      Pride is a hell of a drug.