GenZ is becoming the tool belt generation

[ergophobe]

As college costs rise and so do salaries in the trades, Gen Z are becoming electricians and plumbers. The median age for those two professions is falling and enrollment in vocational schools is increasing much faster that enrollment in 4-year colleges

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/gen-z-trades-jobs-plumbing-welding-a76b5e43?mod=hp_lead_pos7


After 30+ years of predicting this and being wrong, maybe I'm finally right

[Travoli]

I think you're right. Reminds me of that famous quote...

"When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers." -Colleen Barrett

[buckworks]

Another quote:

"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."

-- John W. Gardner