This is typical of the younger generation. I have built a workbench at each of the three houses I have owned. I am 50. However, the last two houses were owned by men in their 60’s & 70’s. Some guys just do not enjoy doing that type of work. They would rather play golf.
I took woodshop and metal shop in high school. Many high schools do not even offer those courses anymore, most likely due to liability.
Some guys/women are just not handy. Most of the time it is because nobody ever taught them. My dad was a master diesel mechanic and an owner operator truck driver. He and my mom grew up on dairy farms. They learned how to fix things. They taught me. A lot of the generation X grew up in single parent homes. Dad may not have been around.
We always pick on this guy named Eric in our office. Eric is not a handy guy. However, he is a 6 handicap golfer. When Eric bought his first house he borrowed Bill's(Bill is handy guy like me)cordless drill to hang some window treatments for the new Mrs. Eric.
He called Bill to ask him why it would not drill a hole.
Bill told him: “You have it in reverse.”
The next day he called Bill again to ask him another question: “who do you call to fill up your well?” Bill said:
“go around to the back of the house and hook up the hose to the spigot on the back, take the cover off the well head , put the hose in and turn it on.” THESE ARE BOTH TRUE STORIES.
It’s not only liability, but also inability to teach trades. Here in NYC, there are a few specific trade schools at the high school level. There’s also plenty to go to after high school as well, but I’m just talking about the high school level. There’s probably very few to no high schools that offer trade classes these days, if they’re not already a trade school.