Originally Posted by
dahut
Not to sound indelicate, but before our society became awash in throw away income, we actually did things ourselves. Its only in recent times that we have come to believe we must give our money to others - to do the things we should be doing for ourselves.
Guess it depends on why you mean by recent. When I was a kid we used to pay people to pump our gas, deliver our milk, and bag our groceries. I doubt the percentage of cyclists that true their own wheels has changed much in 50 years.