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We have raised a generation of men who cannot change a tire, fix a leak, or wire a socket. They can only manipulate pixels on a screen. They trade "Emails" and call it "Productivity." But the Electrician, the HVAC Tech, the Plumber, they know the truth. They are the only ones actually fighting decay. For 40 years, the System ran a PsyOp on your parents. It told them: "If you love your child, send them to University. Don’t let them end up breaking their back like you." They demonized the "Dirty Jobs." They sold the idea that "Status" meant sitting in a chair. It was a scam. Universities didn’t want to create geniuses. They wanted to sell a $100,000 product called a "Degree." They tricked an entire generation into trading Skill for Debt. The problem is we ignored a fundamental property of the universe: Entropy. The universe is constantly trying to tear down what we have built. The only reason your lights turn on, your toilet flushes, and your roof doesn’t collapse is because a man with rough hands fought a war against Entropy today. While the Marketing Manager was "circling back" on an email... The Lineman was hanging 40 feet in the air in a freezing storm to make sure that email could even be sent. The "Safe Path" is now the trap. • Demand for white-collar roles dropped 12.7% last year. • Blue-collar wages are growing at 5-6% annually. • 73% of college graduates now earn less than a skilled tradesperson after 5 years. The Apprentice has a house at 25. The Graduate has debt at 30. The Lesson: We are entering a strange time. AI is coming for the "Soft Skills." It can write the email. It can code the app. It can calculate the spreadsheet. But AI cannot crawl into an attic and grab a feral racoon. AI cannot weld a beam. AI cannot troubleshoot a breaker panel that was installed in 1970. In a crisis, the man who knows how to manipulate the physical world is not a "Laborer." He is the King. Civilization does not run on Code. It runs on Blood, Sweat, & Tears. -Andre

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