“In our modern society we’ve pretty much eliminated the need for rope.
I rarely use rope or string for normal every day applications.
When I was a kid I remember using rope to tie down items in the pick-up truck – now we use bungee cords and ratcheting straps – neither of which require knot tying skills. It’s no wonder why people don’t know how to tie more than their shoelaces anymore.
You hand someone a piece of rope and they look at you like you just gave them a puzzle to figure out. I also remember when we’d go to a local corner grocery store to buy meat and the butcher would tie the paper with twine.
Now they just tack it down with the price sticker…”
