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Well, my perspective may be biased since I naturally associate more with engineers, but it seems to me that engineers take a disproportionate amount of this sor
by jlgreco 13y ago
Well, my perspective may be biased since I naturally associate more with engineers, but it seems to me that engineers take a disproportionate amount of this sort of flack. It seems to me that the general public thinks that engineers have an unusual high obligation or debt to society.
- saraid216 13y ago> the general public Do you generally hear this sentiment from "the general public"? In my experience, it comes more from people who are disillusioned by their direct interactions with group X.
- jlgreco 13y agoI have heard it not necessarily often, but several times, from extended family members (there is one notable offender, my response to her is usually an exasperated comment about her not even having a job... holidays with the jlgreco family are interesting affairs...) and here it rather frequently online on places like reddit. It is like they think talent in any STEM field is something that society has gives to people on the condition that they use said talent to cure cancer and solve world hunger, and anybody not using their talent to do those things is failing to hold up their end of the bargain. People with skill in the humanities seem to be largely free of this judgement.