this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2024
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I'm in the 3rd year of my engineering PhD, because my whole life I thought society needed an engineering solution. I mean I didn't blindly accept what people told me, but still it wasn't until last year that I realized/agree with basically what this quote is saying; society isn't bad because of an engineering problem. We're pretty good at making water, food, shelter, and transporting stuff around but pretty bad at having a good life (ex: the loneliness epidemic). That gradual realization is part of why I'm in the solarpunk community.
Spending almost 20 years in education learning to solve the wrong problem is a real shame to say the least, which is why I think articles like this are incredibly important.
IMO, we need to change our attitude when we talk to kids of the next generation. No more "politican = bad don't do it. Be good; be an engineer". Instead we should be saying "our politicans are bad, you should be good, study, and run for office"
We'll all support you when you decide (to run for office).
Don't temp me 😁, I might just do it haha