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if you don't know how to fix a sink: learn how and put a bucket under it in the meantime.
paying people to fix your problems develops helplessness and an over-reliance on societal function.
So we should just throw away the entire concept of specialization and do every single thing ourselves? Pretty dumb take my dude.
specialization of labor is still a good thing, it's just that having enough knowledge to fix basic around the house problems (like a sink) is helpful and, at least where I've lived, it takes less time to learn how to fix a sink than to find a plumber. For larger or more complicated problems, like a toilet or shower, professionals are almost always the better choice.