But "living in a home" and "homeownership" are not the same thing. Everyone has to learn something at some point, people aren't born holding hole saws.
America is a very big place, and homeownership looks very different depending on the type of home. Maintaining an old, free-standing house with well water in a rural area is a completely different experience from living in a newly built condo. People take on different responsibilities when they become homeowners, and their knowledge varies accordingly.
Do you just have "handymen" do everything for you? Do you only interact with your physical environment in superficial ways?