Nope dead serious. These are older techs, a lot of people don't care to learn them. Nor should they feel they need to if they don't want to, but realize your shortcomings (should they exist) and get on with it.

99% of the mystery about leather saddles is eliminated by a passing familiarity with leather. That applies to people who like the saddles, and people who don't. We live in a society where people send knives back to the factory to get them sharpened, and where there are kickstarters for CNC gizmos so one doesn't need to learn to tie a knot. Fair enough. Why learn basic skills if one doesn't need to. Expect to be laughed at for publicly ranting about a lack of personal skill. It was meant as a joke right?