On the topic of resourcefulness I was raised in an isolated little town in a high mountain desert and the character out of their depths about the technology is just wild and a little frustrating to me, it feels so obvious. I just never realized how much of my education was influenced by like, the local native tribe doing education field trips with us, or the forestry service or the local farmers and artists. I guess it's not exactly common to learn how to tan a hide or build an orno in school 😅
Ah, yes. I think a lot of us can relate to that frustration in different ways. I suppose the thing to remember is that the author has chosen to give their character this type of weakness in order to serve the kind of story they want to tell, not necessarily as a reflection of their own knowledge or resourcefulness.
It can be fun to follow a character who is out of their depth, but I won't deny that I, too, tend to gravitate toward the more resourceful characters, as something of a Jack of All Trades, myself.
It's pretty cool that you got the chance to learn so many basic survival skills and crafts. I've always found it interesting to see how "common" your own common knowledge is amongst others... (I mean, I've known people who didn't know you needed to squeeze the water out of dish sponges, nor that shower drains can get clogged with hair, so some of these clueless protagonists are pretty realistic.)