ThreeCommas

[DocumentingLibs @HistorianUSA1]

This young mechanic is warning “listen before you try to work as a mechanic” hit hard.

In his story he explains how pay is now garbage, you have to start with your own $40,000 set of tools and your hours get cut. You then work on cars that are impossible to diagnose.

My late uncle Jack sold his shop 20 years ago for the exact same reason. Cars were becoming too complicated for old-school wrenchers like him. He saw it coming.

What’s happening now isn’t accidental. There’s a clear push to force every repair through the dealership. They load these cars with proprietary electrical systems, modules, and computers that require manufacturer-specific tools, software subscriptions, and certifications just to diagnose.

That barrier costs a fortune. Independent shops can’t keep up with the tool prices, the training, the locked-down diagnostics. So the mom-and-pop places that used to keep your car running for a fair price get squeezed out. Customers get funneled to the dealer where the labor rates are higher and the incentive is often to sell more work (or a new car).

This isn’t progress. It’s control of the aftermarket. Right-to-repair exists on paper in some places, but the practical reality is that modern vehicles are designed to be opaque to anyone without the factory key.

Uncle Jack saw the writing on the wall two decades ago. The kid in that TikTok is living it now. The skilled trades that built this country are being engineered out of the independent repair business, one locked module at a time.

Support the shops that still fight to stay independent. And push harder on actual right-to-repair that includes the software and tools, not just the parts.

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@Matthew1534836 @LeahRay44 Agree. I’m a native Texan and the only other places I’d want to live are East Tennessee or North Georgia. Texas big cities are also trash and getting worse every year. My current city (Denton) is overrun with homeless addicts.

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@BrianEpstein1 @elsathora Yes, pilots receive drink vouchers but they are not allowed to use them unless flying for leisure. It’s often just easier to gift them to friends or family who are not flying nonrev.

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@mcheartwood @WallStreetApes I built a house in 99. Builder incentive was choice of 25k in home upgrades or a pool. I chose the upgrades. I can’t even imagine a free pool being offered now days 🤣

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@TeeVeeMood @TeaPartyOGs Hmmm.. I’m guessing it was someplace in the promised land of mommy bloggers? Gorgeous scenery but it’s hard for kids to fit in if you’re not raising them Mormon.

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@TreenieCurran @gofishh77 I currently have a six year old and no, she couldn’t tell you whether it’s been 3 hours or 7. Her concept of time is not that developed yet.

[Nice @Nicemetax]

Kurt Cobain tried to warn everyone years ago about this!

the true problem is still running rampant and it’s not just a “mental disorder.”

no one is paying attention

[σg тєχαѕ συтℓαω  @1OgOutlaw]

Gen X we are built different. 5 decades, 2 centuries, 2 millenniums & we still look under 40..Shout out to US GEN Xers. 🤘🏼♥️

[Lord Vinheteiro @Vinheteiro]

Guns N'Roses - Sweet Child O'Mine played on rubber chickens!

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@MattDavis_IME @j0ker937 Bought my kids an A1 mini combo last August. My only regret is not going full size with the A1. It’s a solid purchase.

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@mattvanswol Dentistry might be a good bet.

[Gryphon @Gryph911]

All of the above

[𝐿𝒶𝒹𝓎 𝒱 🥀 @V_Lady2024]

The fact he’s still crunching on those pork rinds while she’s having a meltdown. 😭

[antipodean scourge @guywhoiswoke]

I read Stephen King’s book on writing and he was throwing out all these insane rules. “I go on a 2.5 hour walk every day. I read 80 books a year minimum. It should take no longer than three months to write a book.” At first I was like what the hell. Then I remembered the cocaine

[Rock Photography @Photomusicrock]

Scott Weiland's son Noah sings his late father's words in a cover of Stone Temple Pilots song 'Plush' recently.

[ThreeCommas @KatMitch77]

@scoopfurly13 @drshannonkroner @BoLoudon Started watching through this series last week. I want to like it but the writing is a wreck. They over-sexualize so many of the characters in the stupidest ways.

[Grǣġhama @grahamscheper]

@Cantwara_ @colingorrie I have an older video on the subject, if you’re curious: https://t.co/oN0uZx3rJU