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That being said, I do think we should encourage especially high school students to play the "If Not For" game! Very enlightening and may be effective in combating the entitlement attitude so prevalent today.
For me it was reaction to the similarity of proposal of all the "woke" materials I've encountered.....pseudo-contextually.
Knowing of your works, I stepped back and went about some more constructive things centered I my life for a bit.
And with a re-read....I could not concur more with the effort. It is time to address the rhetoric of separation with that of inclusivity of endeavor.
I've been involved in manufacturing for over 40 years...some really neat stuff nobody hears of. And I've a relative history of how some of these things have affected economies and even politics respectively. Here is a YouTube video that reflects some of my proximity to a creation...with the rest of the story that I posted for posterity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhis...
And now the rest of the story.
In 1991 I had the privilege of meeting Robert L. Hughes of Minneapolis Mn. At that time he operated a small machine shop off of 42nd St. and Hiawatha Ave., Alpha Engineering. In 1994 I began co-habitation of my business with his at his invitation. Through many mutual projects I got to know a lot of Bob's experiences. The most notable for this posting is that he developed the first equipment to synchronously grind all the profiles and features to make the deep draw of aluminum bodies possible without tearing the wall. In the late 60's he sold the machinery and rights to Standun. I remember seeing the photographs as the project developed and Bob with the final working model. I post this as tribute to the incredible mind and creativity of one seemingly obscure man...who changed a part of history before any other. It is with fond memory I claim him mentor, friend, business associate...and a second Dad all in one. Should any other wish to pursue the history deeper, Bob's wife, Carol, still runs the business as of this post.
This technology fostered the patent # US3735629A (excerpt below) by Standun, E. Paramonoff
"This invention relates to an apparatus for forming one piece metallic can bodies and more particularly, to such an apparatus which may include reciprocal ram acting through a die pack incorporating multiple ironing dies, and sometimes incorporating an initial redraw die, for forming one piece metallic can bodies from previously formed cup-like metallic parts. Even more particularly, the principles of the present invention may include any one or all in combination of a novel mechanical drive for the reciprocal ram arranged for high speed ram movement during a working portion thereof and reduced speed ram movement during a part feeding portion thereof, hydrostatic-type bearing support for the reciprocal ram wherein the ram movements are supported on constantly pressurized and flowing, thickened oil films for maximum movement accuracy and minimum wear, and a novel arrangement of die pack assembly having improved die mounting providing sufficient die lubrication and cooling throughout the working operation with convenient die accessibility for maintenance without disturbing the remainder of the die pack assembly."
My regards to all the Creators out there.
Now it appears that mental disorder worsened to a rabid America-hating Marxist madness.
Me dino wonders when those "woke" indoctrinated zombies will devolve into actual walking dead, who crave to viciously devour brains to replace what they no longer have.
What I do is open all blinds and turn on all lights at home. Was it Oct 21? Missed it.
But, If you’re reading this, it’s probably because of Steven Jobs, Bill Gates, or the founders and achievers at Google, Facebook..
Soon you may realize you are not reading something important because of big tech.
There are many more videos that a young person can get inspiration from for creating their own projects that could lead to creative careers.