That's a good observation.

It's like nobody knows how to use a screwdriver and a pair of pliers anymore.

Mankind is the only living breathing creature on this earth that uses tools, so it seems like a step backwards on the evolutionary scale.

Along those same lines , I have two other pet peeves:

1)Nobody smokes anymore, so if you need a lighter to make a campfire to stay warm (in an emergency), send smoke signals, or cook, nobody has a cigarette lighter.

2) Ninety percent of the canned food in the supermarket has those "pull-tops".
I think they are dangerous and expose my/your hand to a deadly sharp , metal edge.
Hey, people commit suicide by slicing their wrists, you could slice your own wrists by ACCIDENT just opening a can to feed the cat.
What happened to the can opener? The can opener was (along with the lightbulb and the bicycle) one of the great inventions of the 19th century.


FEMA says you should have should have an emergency kit:


Emergency Kit:
(minimum)

A screwdriver, a wrench, and a pair of pliers

A flashlight and a radio

A lighter and a can opener

- And your damned Ipod doesn't tune to AM radio.