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Originally Posted by Peter Knutsen
That's the interesting question: Should the average IQ 10 character (keeping in mind that there are hundreds of millions, if not billions, of characters in any given RPG world) have 1 point in Housekeeping, or not?
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From your high expectations of humanity, I can see that you and I have had very different luck with roommates. :)
I can attest that it is very possible for a person to have an otherwise functional IQ sufficient to acquire a college degree and hold down a job, while still being hopeless about how to do basic household tasks. Things like clearing off dishes before they get to the sink, shutting lights off before you go to bed, locking the door behind you, knowing that putting a bag in the garbage can is important, and making meals that do not come with microwave instructions are all skills I have seen neglected.
Most people do have the above skills, but I think that is because society expects us to have them to such a great extent that we forget we ever didn't have them.