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Dear god the last thing I'd ever want is a country ruled by engineers. Most have one track minds, can't multitask, and can't see the forest beyond the trees. M
by Mikeb85 10y ago
Dear god the last thing I'd ever want is a country ruled by engineers. Most have one track minds, can't multitask, and can't see the forest beyond the trees. Maybe if they also have some sort of background in philosophy/economics/humanities or anything that can add perspective on the human condition, managing people, etc...
- DonaldFisk 10y agoHere's a list of PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) graduates from Oxford: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Oxford_p.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Oxford_p.... They're very much a mixed bag.
- Avshalom 10y agoRight I'm the only STEM major I know that I'd even sort of vaguely trust to not fuck over large swatch of humans due to a belief in elegant solutions. And even then thats only because I'm a tad biased. More Studio Art Majors and Interpretive Dancers please.
- Renaud 10y agoThe call is for more engineers and scientists to be part of the decision process in the hope that they would be able to balance the anti-science streak that seesm representative of the current political make-up. No-one is saying that political office should be held only by scientists and engineers.