They were training men how to operate and build civilization in isolation back then. 'Every man an island', literally.
Because the notion of 'going off into the wilderness and putting down a home' was very much a thing. Hell, it was still possible even up to the 1950s. No google, no cell phones, encyclopedias were a luxury and reference books were worth their weight in gold.
I understand the benefits modern society brings when it comes to accessing reference material and learning how to do stuff, but man, when I look at all the old tools my grandpa owned, a part of me misses all that.
There are thousands of wilderness survival guides on YouTube, many with several million views. How many of those viewers have tried to apply even one lesson from that content?
I don’t think access to information is the problem.
They were training men how to operate and build civilization in isolation back then. 'Every man an island', literally.
Because the notion of 'going off into the wilderness and putting down a home' was very much a thing. Hell, it was still possible even up to the 1950s. No google, no cell phones, encyclopedias were a luxury and reference books were worth their weight in gold.
I understand the benefits modern society brings when it comes to accessing reference material and learning how to do stuff, but man, when I look at all the old tools my grandpa owned, a part of me misses all that.
There are thousands of wilderness survival guides on YouTube, many with several million views. How many of those viewers have tried to apply even one lesson from that content?
I don’t think access to information is the problem.