• kromem@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I am better off than he is – for he knows nothing, and thinks he knows. I neither know nor think I know.

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      9 months ago

      Unfortunately, a lot of smart people still have this problem. I’d say I’m pretty damn well rounded and all that’s taught me is how easy it is to find a subject that I don’t know that’s still very important. Meanwhile, you can hardly throw a rock without finding an engineer that thinks he should rule the world.

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        9 months ago

        To be fair to the engineers it’s not hard to do a better job then the people paid to be make our lives miserable for the profit of a few.

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          9 months ago

          A lot of engineers end up becoming those people. Elon Musk isn’t even an engineer, but that’s the general vibe I’m thinking of.