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It boggles my mind how much time and money folks waste due to an aversion to Reading The Fucking Manual.

Over the weekend I fixed my vehicle's broken A/C for $30 by watching a 4 minute YouTube video & buying a recharge kit. Later discovered a neighbor had the same issue recently and paid a mechanic $400 for the convenience.

Today I fixed a broken $150 Nespresso machine by once again spending 5 minutes researching common issues and finding a way to resolve an airlocked machine using nothing more than a Ziploc bag.

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Mr. Sat Stacker · 94w

Wait, whut, reading the instructions? Nah.

average_bitcoiner · 94w

Not enough RTFM culture. Love it in the bitcoin dev scene. No one has time to explain it so go read the docs/code and FAFO.

ภ๏รtг๏ภคยt · 94w

We don't need schooling. Anything you wanna learn can be found for free on YouTube. It still amazes me that we are in the age of information, yet so many are stupid.

I did the same to a $1200 espresso machine my father in law gave me. Cost me $30 for a new gauge and a valve. Learn to fix your own stuff.

I only look at manuals after I've exhausted YouTube and online searches. so I'm half guilty there.

BitcoinSandy · 94w

Can you come over and fix my nespresso machine please 🤙

Tyler Burns · 94w

YouTube has done wonders for my DIY capabilities. Haha

People like to stay dumb, broke and lazy

One of my pet peeves is people not reading the manual... Having said that, there is SO MUCH legal "filler" nowadays it's frustrating.... Go back and look at a car manual say from the 30's or 40's - no fluff, just get down to business and describe how to fix the thing...no warnings about how swallo...

TallBrian · 94w

By my logic, that means you have $550 to dump into more Bitcoin today! Congratulations!🎈

Toxic Bitcoiner · 94w

Not to mention, your neighbor actually paid ~$800 because that’s how much he had to earn before taxes. DIY is the way.

sudocarlos · 94w

Sounds like neither issue was resolved with the actual product manual, but i get the point. Maybe ai should be making us all experts in fixing shit without having to become "prompt engineers"

The past 30-40 years has been a cultural push towards go to college so that you don't have to work with your hands. It's not just about reading the manual it's about thinking that you should even be attempting to fix anything in the first place. I went from working at an online travel company re...

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just one more thing · 94w

don't forget to smash that like button!

Proudest homeowner fixes: $7 part to fix leaking clothes washer $20 valve that cracked and was dripping to fix Bosch dishwasher Both easily $150-300 jobs if I called someone.

JumpSpotJulian · 94w

Car got an engine warning light, Lots of advice saying you’ll need to take it to a mechanic to get it diagnosed etc. possibly would cost a couple hundred to diagnose and fix. Bought a £10 reader from Amazon and the issue was a something to do with the fuel cap not on property. Lovely job.

I think main benefit of going to a mechanic is the multipoint inspection. If you’re not good with cars, you need someone to find out if something needs to be fixed before the car breaks down on you.

Bill Cypher · 94w

Charm.li Free factory service manuals for cars. Not involved or getting amy sort of kick back, just a big fan and thought people commenting on this post might be interested.

⚡️Wiredancer⚡️ · 94w

You are not the common folk Jameson.

ChipTuner · 94w

That convenience keep's some smart folks employed.

Kiran Polach · 94w

Let's hope the mechanics are buying Bitcoin and saving for a future where business slows down! 😁

Powermeat · 94w

I broke a ribbon cable on my dji mavic drone. they wanted $450 to fix it. turns out it's somewhat common problem. bought the part from china for $7. had to follow a video in Russian but got it fixed in under 2 hours. plus 3 weeks for shipping

Alexander · 94w

That’s awesome! I spent 1hour on yt how to fix my EPB (electric park brake) on my car. Saved a lot of money.

Prague Golem · 94w

A customer brings their car to a mechanic because it isn't working properly. The mechanic inspects the car, identifies the problem, and replaces a small part, which costs only $0.40. When the customer receives the bill for $100, they are outraged and question the high cost. The mechanic explains tha...

MiddleWay · 93w

Hah. Fixed a dead €5000 plasma TV once by doing diagnostic and buying a high voltage block for €50 in some garage in Russia. It was out of warranty and the part impossible to find in Europe.