Agreed.

When I was a kid we went to the library. If a card catalog didn’t yield the book you needed, you asked the librarian. They often helped. No one sat around after the library wondering if the librarian was “truly intelligent”.

These are tools. Tools slowly get better. Is a tool make life easier or your work better, you’ll eventually use it.

Yes, there are woodworkers that eschew power tools but they are not typical. They have a niche market, and that’s great, but it’s a choice for the maker and user of their work.

For years, I’ve saved every silica packet in a coffee can. I stopped a while ago since I have a liter of them and the can is full.

Works great for drying things out.

I realize this is the advice in the article but wanted to point out that they build up quickly and come in just about everything that isn’t food these days.