Trades are great careers and train young people up for excellent future salaries. The only problem is that they don’t get the well-rounding that a good liberal arts college will give them. But since that rounding has become indoctrination into depressing progressive philosophy, I’m torn. Isn’t there a market for a smaller conservative college with all the excellent conservative professors who have been pushed out of the liberal everyone-think-alike schools? Essentially a 2 year college of excellence that encourages the trades at the same time. Wouldn’t it be fun to talk art history with your electrician while they work?
I get your point about well-founded, but when I hire an electrician or a plumber, I don’t talk with them while they’re working. I let them do the job at hand. Conversation is either before they start, or after they’ve finished, and followed by payment when the job is completed.
The internet has brought that well rounding to the masses. I see a number of trades guys. They listen to podcasts all day and follow up on concepts.
There are people who work at all sorts of levels however I find that skilled tradesmen are well rounded