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  • Electricians think their way is the only way. Get three electricians together and you’ll get four ways of running the conduit, and a six hour argument. Electricians are constantly upset because “those bastards in HVAC put the ductwork in my way”. There are three types of screw an electrician will run into in the field, which is why the average electrician owns forty-seven screwdrivers.

    Plumbers only need to know three things:

    1. Poop rolls downhill
    2. Payday is Friday
    3. Don’t chew your fingernails

    Oh, and if you want to piss off a pipe fitter, call them a plumber









  • SirSamuel@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneFamily trulee
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    29 days ago

    I’d say part of it is about mortality and legacy, part is about belonging to a tribe, and at least a little bit is just thinking genealogy is neat.

    Mortality: no matter what a person’s faith and belief system might be, there is a drive to contribute being meaningful after death. A person’s future line is directly rooted to their ancestry, and that heritage has a bearing on how one views their legacy.

    Belonging: Why do many who are adopted search for their birth parents? Even if a person is in a loving and inclusive tribe, they still yearn for knowing more about their tribe and who else might be in it. There is an instinctive level of security in having a large group that can rally to you at a time of need. Family ties are historically a strong fallback to threats from outside the tribe