It's a nice symbol, but not nearly enough emphasis is being put on these values (and how to defend them, in work day practice) as part of the curriculum. Under

It's a nice symbol, but not nearly enough emphasis is being put on these values (and how to defend them, in work day practice) as part of the curriculum. Undergrad engineering culture elevates the ring into a mythical embodiment of the deliverance that is graduating. Then, naturally, the moment you have it on your pinky, it's a status symbol – you're 23 now, old enough to act real casual about it, but man, shit feels like you're 13 and just emptied a can of Axe spray on yourself. The noble humility is very shortlived, in my experience. Somehow those in medicine seem to be doing a bit better, with their Hippocratic oath. Maybe it's a maturity thing. But yeah, I think actually teaching these kinds of practical ethics more would have a bigger effect.