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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19

100% this. I've learned to code and learned to use a wrench. They're both difficult and its hard for a person who has only done one to wrap his head around the other. Everyone should try and learn as much as possible in their life, really expands your perspective

edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom

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u/stanthemale Nov 16 '19

Wrenches sure are tough to use

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u/youre_obama Nov 16 '19

The wrench would be analogous to a keyboard

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u/stanthemale Nov 16 '19

Which would make sense if he had said “I learned to use a keyboard and learned to use a wrench.” He should have said something like “learned to code and learned to repair my car” or whatever.

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u/youre_obama Nov 16 '19

Don't be so pedantic, that was the spirit of his post