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All my life. Sigh. Engineers often don't have skin in the game in the way an entrepreneur or a business owner does. I think when we are shielded from harsh rea
by ptrenko 7y ago
All my life. Sigh. Engineers often don't have skin in the game in the way an entrepreneur or a business owner does.
I think when we are shielded from harsh realities of the market. We build something we want and consider cool. Not something that is useful.
- airbreather 7y agoYeah, but when you let the bean counters make engineering decisions it is all about cost and nothing about value. So when you are actually engineering tangible real world items (eg cars and buildings) that have substantial embodied energy "over engineering" can sometimes actually mean making something of long term quality and value that lasts past fashion and trend.