Yeah he’s living in denial.

His skills are slowly eroding. Given that he spent 20 yrs building it up it won’t happen overnight. But the trade off is happening in real time.

My "digging for roots to eat" skills have also atrophied. Fortunately I don't need those much anymore because of modern agriculture.

I wonder how much of this "you are gonna lose your skills!" stuff matters. And if knowing how to properly iterate a for loop with my eyes closed matters all that much anymore.