Not All Smart People Go To College
And the college educated are not automatically superior
We all love our high tech gadgets. But do we need them?
While some people can’t go for more than a minute without checking social media, the reality is —there are things we actually need more than the latest TikTok video. For example — what if our toilets all stopped working? Or we couldn’t get food because all the vehicles (buses, trains, cars, etc.) broke down?
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs puts food at the bottom of the pyramid. While having a safe place to poop is not shown on the pyramid, I think it should be.
Health care and safety are also near the bottom.
Some of these things do require people with advanced degrees, such as doctors and engineers. We need skilled health practitioners and we need to know that the airplanes and bridges we use won’t fall apart.
However, many of the occupations we rely on are blue collar.
Such as farmers.
One reason I try to support local farmers — it takes a skill set to be able to grow food. I grew a backyard garden several years ago with some success. However, it merely supplemented my diet. I didn’t have the expertise to grow all my own food. I need farmers. They do their jobs…
