People (to make a sweeping generalisation) want to do stuff they're interested in. Sometimes that's a skill that happens to earn you money in the current system. But even if it is, turning your hobby into a job sucks the fun out of it pretty quickly. Since now you're reliant on it to survive.
Well, they did come pretty close. It's mostly held together by hopes and dreams, but at least now I have electricity more often than not.
We can only hope they will need more time to restock than we to repair.