What’s a skill you consider basic, that most people don’t actually know how to do?

That would be common sense! Forty years ago common sense was a basic skill almost everybody had. Sure, there where the mandatory idiot now and then, but common sense widespread. Nowadays that is, at least in my little corner of the planet, it is a rare commodity. It often feels like 90 % of the population entirely stopped using their brain. Zero general education is one part of it, then the army of smombies (people who are clued to their smart phones 24/7 doomscrolling, getting their entire knowledge exclusively from social media). And let’s not forget those who are ignoring just everything, people, rules (even if they make sense), common courtesy, their surroundings (yes, sure your 500 bucks car needs a 5 k sound system so you can share your “music” with the entire block at 4 am). Yes, it would be really nice if we could go back to teach our children common sense before we release them to other people. Would make life much more pleasant for everybody, don’t you think?