‘What’s one skill people don’t have anymore?’ – 21 incredibly useful nuggets of expertise that may be lost forever

12.

‘Having a quick wit. In text messages people can take their time to think of a good response. In person, they have more trouble coming up with replies on the spot.’
–dr_xenon

13.

‘Having a think. People rarely think anymore. It’s straight to Google or AI, even for the simplest things.’
–NorthPosts

14.

‘One thing that’s been driving me nuts is elevator etiquette. At least where I live, no one waits any more for the people inside to exit before pushing their way in. It’s both rude and inefficient.’
–PendingInsomnia

15.

‘I don’t know of many blacksmiths anymore. Which would suck if you wanted a hand forged sword or gigantic axe.’
–hockeynoticehockey

16.

‘Coping. People nowadays want to make their problems everyone else’s problems.’
–StupendousMan23

17.

‘Tying knots I guess. Was super useful and if you knew what you did very sturdy and you could remove the knot and have the parts back. But now we have things like cordless drills and tape.’
–Warranty_V0id

18.

‘Very gently working out the ribbon when the VCR eats your movie or when the radio eats your tape and then rewinding it without damaging the ribbon.’
–verymanysquirrels

19.

‘Many of my coworkers in a wide range of ages write emails sounding like English is their second language and it’s definitely not.’
–PendingInsomnia

20.

‘Spinning yarn, churning butter, dipping candles, using a rotary phone, adjusting TV antennas, doing car oil changes, changing a flat tyre.’
–Initial_Crab7780

21.

‘Not feeling the need to have an over-the-top opinion on everything and then shouting said over-the-top opinion to the world.’
–Anomalous-Materials8

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