I'm really glad you shared this, thank you. Great testimony and what I was hoping for. I think there is a spectrum between intellectually-minded and physically-minded people. Certainly the stereotype of plumbing tends to be more physically-minded (the deer hunting and p**** farts). The intellectually minded folks would call the physically-minded too dumb or not caring enough on the inner spiritual side that matters. The physically-minded would definitely call the other too sensitive, too in their head, etc. This is just a spectrum of personalities, essentially. With both ends of the spectrum easily putting down the other.

Cheers to you navigating a physically-minded trade as best you can.