So much for the "New Economy"!

[blowtorch_betty]

"If the goal is to earn a living, then, maybe it isn’t really true that 18-year-olds need to be imparted with a sense of panic about getting into college (though they certainly need to learn). Some people are hustled off to college, then to the cubicle, against their own inclinations and natural bents, when they would rather be learning to build

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[awyman]

Amen!

[ladykalessia]

If you haven't seen this yet, I highly recommend it:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html

[blowtorch_betty]

Holy crap that's awesome!

[manofdesign]

You may like these books.

Shop Class as Soulcraft

The Existential Pleasures of Engineering

[blowtorch_betty]

Thank you!

[batboymaxx]

Apropos of nothing: I LOVE this icon. :)