The Death of the Doer: How We Traded Our Wrenches for Sealed Boxes
There was a time, not that long ago, when buying a machine meant entering a partnership with it. When you bought a car, a tractor, or a radio, the manufacturer handed you a manual that said, in effect: here is your machine, here is how it works, now keep it alive. You got exploded diagrams, torque specs, wiring references, part numbers, and the sacred knowledge of the carburetor. They trusted you with the fire. ...