"..while others benefit from it.." Depends on how you look at this. Others are benefitting but you are also benefitting by making money and having a job, no ?

"..while others benefit from it.." Depends on how you look at this. Others are benefitting but you are also benefitting by making money and having a job, no ? If you mean that engineers should work for themselves, they have to then decide to take more risk. All options are on the table but everything comes with a cost. So no, I don't feel like a Pawn even though I totally get where you are coming from. If you don't like something about your life, only YOU can change it.