And your response is, precisely, not my point. They can choose not to learn any skill whatsoever and hire you, me or anyone else to complete those tasks for whatever they’re willing to pay.
Hell, if you’re a good, honest handyman you can carve out a very nice living these days, fixing a door hinge, putting a light switch or hanging a ceiling fan. And, most likely turn work down.
My point is rather to the type of people that the author is talking about. The ones that look down their noses at the guys that do know how to do that stuff. That is all. I’ve dealt with them firsthand and they learn it a very young age and carry that arrogance with them, their entire lives. Just like the guy in Whole Foods that went complaining to the manager because he had to wait in line, because, God forbid other people wanted to buy food, too.
The world is full of different people from gracious and accepting to smug, rude and sanctimonious. You cannot change them, so why not just accept them?
Frankly, I think the idea that people are “looking down their noses at you” is more in the eye of the beholder than the other person. Some people are just too sensitive and ready to be offended at the smallest perceived slight.