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The sophomoric cynicism you describe is widespread in American society, but I notice it can be particularly bad among engineers, who seem to have a real arrogan
by ss108 4y ago
The sophomoric cynicism you describe is widespread in American society, but I notice it can be particularly bad among engineers, who seem to have a real arrogance in thinking they know more about how other domains operate than they actually do.
- alephnerd 4y agoAmen to that. I've seen a lot of bad takes by people on here who support politicians on either side of the aisle. Most commentators here on HN honestly suck at anything social sciences related and it 100% is Reddit level discourse - which is not something a board should aspire to be.
- rqtwteye 4y agoI think being cynical about what's going on in DC is a way to show respect for the intelligence of the lawmakers. I don't think any of them really believe a lot of their own statements but just say and do what's tactically best to appease donors and get reelected.