The government never helps accomplish any of this. My flying car, and several other projects are grounded by regulatory agencies. Do I have skills? Yes I do, plenty and more. I find it exceedingly difficult to interest anyone in doing anything to expand their skill sets, and I don't get paid to manipulate people into learning things they don't care about.

Saying, "that's just how it is" does not negate the facts of how things got this way, with things like forced government education and media addiction.