100% agree (especially the politician part). Engineer became a status signum and people apply it to all kinds of stuff, diluting the meaning of the term. Engine

100% agree (especially the politician part). Engineer became a status signum and people apply it to all kinds of stuff, diluting the meaning of the term. Engineering isn’t the right tool for the job in a lot of cases, and there’s no shame in that. It reminds me of “physics envy” in academia where other fields are applying methods and models that aren’t appropriate just because physics has high status. OTOH, we already have social engineering and reverse engineering, which are now accepted terms, even though the engineering aspects are relatively weak. However, I must say I really still mind the term “data scientist”. Honestly it would be more appropriate with “alchemy”. It would also be quite hilarious. I wouldn’t mind being called a software alchemist.