Originally Posted by master of none
I'm afraid that people aren't learning to repair their own cars or homes, plumbing, etc, and since kids aren't exposed to these careers or skills, I worry we will have a significant shortage of trades while everyone is rushing toward STEM

That's because we're trying to create Robot Utopia where everything is completely automated and we no longer have to work with yucky things like dirt, dust, and automotive grease.

See the self-driving car for details.