Utility is currently a culturally underrated human quality.
Form over function. Aesthetics instead of structure. What you stand for rather than what you can do.
However, life is a series of problems. One after the other. Food, water, shelter, and then up Maslow’s pyramid.
If you have a problem, who do you go to? People who can do things. Work is about being able to do things. Living requires being able to do things.
Always be able to do things.