The Internet Is a Tool

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I think just by example, a, you know, just that something breaks and but hey, look at this. I've got some tools. Hered we can this thing apart and see what's going on. There's also this kid works for me. He lics or a handyman tas with all my different projects. And i fixed it with 75 dollars worth of parts. You know, it took about a day. But i sort of told my daughter, look, if you have tools, that's the best investment you can make. No, that's interesting. So you can use you tue to fuck off all day and watch nonsense.

On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to author Matthew Crawford about his New York Times bestselling book Shop Class as Soulcraft (which you can pick up at the Painted Porch), how to lead your kids by example, our dependency on tools, and more.

Matthew B. Crawford is an American writer and research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. He is a contributing editor at The New Atlantis, and is also a motorcycle mechanic. He is the author of the instant bestseller Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work as well as The World Beyond Your Head and Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road.

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