Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
This is a terrific article that looks at the nostalgia for the days when skilled labour meant something, at the loss of tacit knowledge with automation, and at the connection between these and the social structures that maintain them. Without saying the present is the same as the past the article nonetheless draws parallels between them, exploring why it is we value the craft, the handmade, and the skillful.

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Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
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Last Updated: Sept 28, 2026 06:36 a.m.

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