Skills that bring status in a Post-Apocalyptic society?

[Brit]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

I recall seeing a documentary many years ago about certain central African societies where in some rural villages, blacksmithing was still regarded as something mystical and magical.
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"Hephaestus
As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the Gods in Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the Gods, and was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centres of Greece, particularly Athens".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hephaestus