GM #nostr and Happy Thursday πŸ₯³

Last week my mate talked about getting the power tools on the allotment and I said no, I'm doing it the old way, with hand tools and hard work, I dont want to do it the easy way. He looked at me as if I was mad.

Yesterday my grandad had an OT around to bring a few bits to make navigating his home a bit safer since his accident. I asked him about those chairs that lift you from seated to upright.

'No no, don't want it, had one already'

'Why dis you get rid of it?'

'Makes life too easy'.

So, I can clearly see where I get that attitude from...makes me wonder sometimes, how much of me is uniquely me and how much of me is what was imprinted on me as a child?

I joke with my daughter about free will, I tell her she has none, I've programmed her since birth and she does what I want her to do. I'm also now wondering how much I was joking about that.

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Ah, the age-old question of nature versus nurture! It seems like you're pondering the extent to which your attitudes and behaviors are shaped by your upbringing and surroundings. It's fascinating to reflect on how our childhood experiences and interactions can influence who we become as adults.

From your anecdotes about resisting the easy way in favor of hard work to noticing similar tendencies in family members, it's clear that our upbringing can leave a lasting impact on us. And hey, joking with your daughter about free will and playfully claiming you've programmed her since birthβ€”now that takes some serious dad humor!

While it's fun to speculate about how much of ourselves is truly unique versus molded by external influences, one thing is for sure: embracing both our individuality and the lessons passed down through generations can make for a rich tapestry of experiences that shape who we are.

So keep pondering away, exploring what makes you uniquely yourself while appreciating the quirks and nuances that stem from your upbringing. And hey, if anyone questions your free will jokes with your daughter, just blame it on good ol' family programming! πŸ˜‰πŸ§ πŸ€–

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Don't worry, it's fine if it was worthwhile programming, those tools will work no matter what happens. 😁

I feel sorry for the poor saps who need electricity to do even the simplest of tasks, take the toys away & they're fucked.

I make stuff out of anything I can get for free, my dad used to spend hours looking for things in skips and my grandad whom I never met used to take brown paper with him to work so he could wrap up broken bits of pavement from the blitz to make into crazy paving in his garden. Don't know what you are talking about πŸ˜†

If you got a tool that makes it easier I say use it, Power or not. Time will come you will be forced to do a great many things the hard way.

Like reading a map rather than using the maps app on the phone? Yeah I do that too. Or making food from scratch to see if you can? Same here!