THE DECLINE OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

[@mariodesmo]

Yea, I hear you about the lack of ability in many people when it comes to solving everyday issues. I suppose it's a problem with many of our society slipping down that slippery slope... Some of the best advice I got when starting out working, and thinking that people with college degrees were smart and knew everything, was from an older manager who told me, "don't confuse a college degree with brains". No truer words have ever been spoken!

[@scha0786]

I grew up in high school when cell phones were not a thing yet. “I’ll meet you at 7pm at the mall”. Was the era I came from.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

I’m from the same era except I grew up in a small town and we never had malls 😂🤣😂

[@rhydtuned]

Jerry, I'm with you 100% on this. All I see is zombie nation, kids and younger adults wandering around phones in hand constantly, Snapchat and Tiktok. Blinkered from the real world. They couldn't tie shoelaces without watching a tutorial video.. It's probably why Crocs are trending 😂

[@BackCountryWrenching]

😂🤣😂🤣🍻 so true

[@evil1656]

As a fellow old guy/tradesperson (HD mechanic), I have been shaking my head for years at how mush brained most folks have become. Also, did not realize there was that fancy of a version of the good old Jackall (widowmaker/summer teeth maker)

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Yeah if you aren’t paying attention they can do some serious damage for sure

[@ericp824]

I am guilty of this. My car had a bad alternator, I replaced 2 of them myself, but they kept overvolting putting out 18 volts and burning out other electrical equipment on the car. I was in the military and doing and doing a permanent change of station and they give you a set amount of time to drive to the next base, so I was in a hurry. After the 3rd alternator went out again, I took it to the dealer. They charged me $1400. Then, the dealers alternator shit the bed. They replaced it under warranty again. So 5 alternators later I popped the hood, and found a broken ground wire. I soldered it back together and was good to go. Sad thing is even the dealer missed it. If I waited for them to fix the problem, I never would have made it to the next base in time. That was 10 years ago and was the last time I will ever take my car to a dealer.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

That’s crazy, good eye on you for finding that

[@mikehartmann5187]

So, true confessions here, that I beat my own brains out replacing the upper and lower control arms & ball joints on my ‘13 Chevy Avalanche. A big job. Along the way, I intended to replace the inner tie rods and outer ends. Well, I didn’t have the right tool to get the inner tie rod off. I could have ordered a tool large enough to get that big inner nut off, but instead, I rolled over (pretty much literally) and took the car to a shop for the tie rods and the required alignment. I was out of time, and moreso out of patience, so I paid a pro to do a job I could have done myself. So, I pissed away several hundred paying someone else to do a job I could have done, if I had the tool for the job. Now the job is finished, the alignment done, and the ride is factory new. Hopefully I’ll get another 10 years out of this all new front end. Cheers.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Understandable, sometimes you just gotta pull the pin

[@MrBrewner]

Well said Jerry. Couldn't have said it better myself

[@PrincipalAudio]

It's a problem I call "outsourcing". An example: My family outsource their health to the state, and now they're all on patented meds sold to government by pharmaceutical corporations who make billions every year. When I suffer from any illness, I look at the science and figure out a cheap solution that doesn't require meds. I developed psoriasis in my 30s but completely cured it with supplements which are a fraction of the cost of meds, and it's a total cure not symptom control. People outsource their thinking skills to government, corporations, news media, social media "influencers", and more. Gone are the days of people learning for themselves and developing critical thinking skills that actually solve problems.

[@taschenrechner]

This is a pretty sweet solution, Jerry. The locks on there will deter 99% of the idiots looking to steal shit, and those with an allen wrench better hope you don't come back in the 30 minutes it'll take them to get the hood mounts off. Self reliance and DIY are things rarely taught any more. At least there's some folks out there still doing it, for now.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Good for you for seeing the Allen key way, many people wouldn’t think of that but a few have

[@cory8791]

Great vid! Speaking of keys and locks about two years ago my keys got lost In the middle of no where I now have a second emergency set of keys hidden on my truck frame I will never have that problem ever again! I Recommend everyone on are poker runs and stuff now just to make sure it don't happen to no one else!

[@BackCountryWrenching]

I know that one day I’ll be out and lock my keys in the vehicle

[@OldMan_PJ]

I was just at McDonald's yesterday and the cashier lady who is a STEM student working on a degree in Biology couldn't calculate change from a total ending in $0.44, took me 2 seconds in my head.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

She didn’t have her phone to figure it out for her lol

[@BrianSnider-de1tt]

Give her a dial phone and a number on paper. Tell her to call the number. Sit back with a bag of popcorn and a cold snack and let the fun begin 😆

[@toolshedadventures]

I am 45 years old and always struggled with math and worked like 6 months in retail handling money. I am one that can not do this math in my head and need a tool or something to assist. That doesn't mean I am dumb or inept it just means I have skills in other areas that are stronger and more pertinent to what I am doing. Don't be quick to judge others so easily or quickly just cause you can do something better than someone else.

[@joshperryppg]

I'll take, "Things that didn't happen" for $100. The register literally tells them the change...

[@Miohunter444]

You are definitely right on the critical thinking thing Jerry! Antisieze is a life saver, it makes disassembly so much easier especially in an area that has four seasons.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

If you didn’t use it you’ll have issues later on for sure

[@DRUMSRIO]

Your right about these young kids , what a mess , anyway enjoy your videos from Texas

[@jimhoran5445]

I always wipe a little silicone in the Allen key head bolt! So if they try to steal it that way it slows them up a little bit.

[@madmacc040]

Dont forget to protect that key hole(s).

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Yes that’s true, still working on a solution for that

[@Ulford]

I do agree with you on the decline of critical thinking. That and not have the skills of problem solving ( or figuring out what could logicly be the problem) by yourself.

[@CooperOff-Road]

100% agree with you Jerry!

[@BackCountryWrenching]

🍻🍻🍻

[@toolshedadventures]

When it comes to society these days the current +40 generation were raised in a much different environment and were made to think and figure something out. 20 year olds these days don't get taught those skills so they don't understand simple concepts. I do my best to be a role model and help teach and not look down and if I can make the smallest difference than I feel that one more person in society will have a better chance and understanding things better.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

The younger generation is doomed for sure. I’ve been seeing more people pulling their kids and doing home schooling cause they don’t like the agenda public schools are pushing

[@Xtroll1738]

I rarely watch TV anymore as I would rather watch KZbin educational videos than TV. Even if it's something I already know how to do, i might find a better way of doing it or a trick that makes it easier. I would rather expand my mind than rot it watching mindless TV shows.

[@ThatGuysChannel4Whatever]

Had to buy locking gas caps for everything I have with open lids. I got tired of buying gas for the neighborhood and going out to the pickup and finding it empty.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Jesus…… what part of the world are you living in

[@thebrownthomascrown917]

Move to Toronto...the instant you lift a Jeep you become a target for parts/accessories being ripped off. I left my Jeep stock to fly under the radar...mostly my wife wheels to the local Costco and hair salon. I get it about buying double and hoarding.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Jesus that bad over there people robbing parts……. Welcome to Trudeaus Canada

[@thebrownthomascrown917]

@@BackCountryWrenching Its that bad. I had to put a hood lock on the Jeep.It's getting crazy on this side of Canada. Especially if you park outside.

[@unusualaquariumecosystems5805]

That's a huge jack. Can you not use smaller ones people keep in the boot?

[@shayneb3327]

Well said Jerry. Totally agree. MFBT 🍺

[@basshunter428]

A couple of cable locks or one long one passed through the bases would work too, no?

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Yes you certainly could for sure but if you had some Allen keys and patience you could bypass all that

[@ManicMechanic007]

I knew when the board of education removed technical subjects from high schools (not all, but some) it was the beginning of the end for people being able to do for themselves.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

There is so many people moving to home schooling as well

[@kadiocalc]

Love your channel mate and probably been a sub for over 10 years but there is a reason 4x4 manufacturer stopped putting heavy projectiles on their bonnets. Just saying mate.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Projectiles in a collision will always go forward unless hit from behind

[@lilnapsak1828]

It's never been easier to succeed. Your competition as a capable man with critical thinking is next to nothing today.

[@coleallen8657]

Excellent video, thieves are easy to deal with in good ol USA . At least ND. Big old 36" post hole auger and a new tree. Drill hole throw bad guy fertilizer in the hole add dirt ,tree and water . Give plenty of love and sun your problem is gone😂

[@BackCountryWrenching]

😂🤣😂

[@scotpeacock9262]

So Jerry what do you think about tbi plates? Do they really work?

[@BackCountryWrenching]

I’m not sure what you mean ? Like throttle body spacers

[@scotpeacock9262]

@@BackCountryWrenching yes

[@scotpeacock9262]

@@BackCountryWrenching sorry my brain wasn't working today. I have replaced my tbi and removed the spacer and now I have a big whistle when I accelerate.

[@BroncoPatriot]

So what is your solution for the shovel strap downs?

[@BackCountryWrenching]

None super easy to steal if they really wanted too, good thing shovels aren’t much money

[@danhambrick6331]

Where I come from,we call that threaded rod "all thread".😁😁

[@KrzysztofC-1]

Probably 2 seconds for LockPickingLawyer

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Yeah mad skillz for that person

[@citizenquasar2182]

Dremel cutting tool? 6000 RPS

[@murphtahoe1]

Milwaukee makes some pretty dope tools, but fuck that useless POS. My 115v DeWalt will cut that no time. In regard to useless people, they didn’t have parents that had to work with their hands. So many things can be fixed and people just buy new parts. I won a 12 pack of beer on a bet when I cleaned and repacked the bearings on my friend’s idler bearings when he couldn’t find a new one without waiting for a week. You can’t even turn rotors anymore because the new ones are so thin that one set of pads and their toast. Same with people that use a parts cannon to try and fix a car problem. They need to bring back shop classes!

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Amen to that and so true, I can remember the days of getting your rotors cut instead of buying new ones

[@bobmartens1089]

Crooks are lazy they will move to an easy mark

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Yes they will

[@bobmartens1089]

Dont ask me why😅 i call it beer buying on Amazon 😂😂😂

[@unusualaquariumecosystems5805]

Might be worth cleaning out the garage, then you will have a mental note of what you possess.

[@buckchase1]

true, in a time of unlimited access to knowledge, the population as a whole, gets dumber and more dependent on the govt. Sad. It also has a lot to do with the school system from K to college.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

With the way the school system is going and the agendas they seem to push, I’ve been witnessing a lot people home schooling

[@lorenzomazzuca5943]

Smart phones, dumb people. It's not just critical thinking, it's basic common sense that's disappearing too

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Isn’t that the truth

[@RubinsRacing350]

Cut my steak into piece's, this is my last resort!

[@BackCountryWrenching]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@keithjetski3060]

No MFBT? Job not complete.

[@BackCountryWrenching]

Not today it wasn’t lol