Of Brains, Hands, and the Links Between.

History News Network ^ | May 25, 2009 | Jonathan T. Reynolds

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My Dear Brother just sent me a link to this article by Matthew B. Crawford, author of the forthcoming Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work. Reminds me of Robert Pirsig... just less depressing.

Gotta say, it really resonates with me. In my younger (and poorer) days, I spent a lot of time "wrenching" on my own car (out of necessity) and for friends (out of desire for beer and pizza). I was far from a professional mechanic, but I could fix lots of stuff that it would otherwise cost of lot of money to pay a professional to attend to.

[grey_whiskers]

Excellent article on the supposed intellectual inferiority of the blue collar worker, in the light of the current recession for "knowledge workers".

Cheers!