Comment on This world is cruel…

• IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m also willing to bet that the blacksmith they are picturing looks very different from your average blacksmith.

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  • explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve met a TON of blacksmiths and they usually just look like normal guys but slightly more buff, often overweight. The machinery does most of the work.

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  • jballs@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I only know one guy who is into blacksmithing and - being a nerd myself, I saw this with kindness - but this dude is a super nerd. He’s also one of the scrawniest dudes I know. I’ve heard him tell women that he’s into blacksmithing before and it definitely does not have the desired effect that this chart would imply.

    You always have to consider Rule #1 when taking these things into account.

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• Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So explain why IS 3D printing not higher on the list then?

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  • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Because downloading an stl and hitting print isn’t really craftsmanship

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    • Takumidesh@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yea, I would wonder why hobby engineering isn’t on the list, or something like ‘maker’ I think 3d printing as a stand alone is more of a support, it would be like, instead of woodworking, the hobby is ‘sawing’ it’s part of it, but engineering is what the hobby is actually.

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      • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Because a blacksmith, woodworker or a metalworker are all makers. Ultimately what matters is it is a highly skilled thing that triggers imagination and creates something out of “nothing”. Differentiating between those as hobbies is a matter of how often the hobby is chosen / represented online. There are more woodworkers than metalworkers. Less blacksmiths, so you think of “blacksmith” less when asked what’s “hot”.

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