Thought of this the other day. I bet a lot of us are like this, because in today’s world a lot of things we used to tinker with are gone (electronics are made to be single use and unfixable, cars are proprietary and can rarely be modified or worked on without many many thousands of dollars now, etc).
Sure, there are still hardcore electronics projects going on and people doing massive restoration projects and such, but i consider them basically geniuses, not just tinkerers who enjoy messing around and learning in their spare time while working 50 hours a week.
Im glad linux gives us a space to exist!
You’re exactly right, it doesn’t, but it makes you one to tinker on things and figure out how they work. I never would have leanred cars if i wasnt poor and had to repair my own (plus i enjoyed it anyways and made a lot of friends doing it) .As I originally stated, im not a genius engineer or programmer, I only have so much energy to spend tinkering.