Polygenerational WTF: From AI to Elk Hunting with Zach Hanson
About this episode
Zach Hanson discusses his journey from a tech job to learning practical skills and the implications of education policy on skilled trades.
Zach did everything he was supposed to do went to college, got the tech job, bought the house. Then one day he looked around and realized he couldn't fix a single thing without calling someone. That bothered him enough to start learning skills on the side while keeping his white collar career going. What started as picking up welding and hunting turned into serious research about what happened to trades in this country and why people treat that kind of work like it's beneath them. When he was eliminated his tech position after 12 years and his savings ran out after 11 months, those side skills kept him afloat. Trapping and taxidermy paid the bills until he landed another tech role. COVID sped up what he'd already figured out being completely dependent on everything working perfectly all the time is a bad bet. We talk about how schools systematically got rid of shop classes, why looking down on skilled work makes no sense, and how learning to handle things yourself changes what you think you're capable of. Highlights How realizing you can't handle basic problems in your own life pushes you to learn practical skills even while working a desk job. Why education policy changes over…
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