You underestimate how many talented people are in the world. I get that being on Lemmy for so long though lol.
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freebee@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Imagine a world where talented engineers would put their minds to work for solving big problems instead of … I’m not sure wtf this is.
blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 7 months ago
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
It would have to be a society that isn’t driven by profit. A society where everyone has the basics guaranteed to them, like housing, food, water, utilities, and transportation. A society where working is optional instead of one where you have to “earn a living”.
Just the phrase “earn a living” alone means to me that in capitalism, nobody deserves to live unless they work.
grue@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This just goes to show how “engineering ethics” course requirements are extremely underrated (and how engineering ethics courses themselves don’t go far enough).
NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Increasing profit margins…which is the thing our society puts above all else.
exanime@lemmy.today 7 months ago
Is it really “society” doing this? Or just the deliciously looking, juicy, meaty, 1%?
blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 7 months ago
The 1% - but unfortunately this includes our leaders and lawmakers; so that puts power in the hands of those who value money above all else. And that power is used to extract more money and power from everyone else. Advertising always reinforces their message of course.
Kalysta@lemm.ee 7 months ago
The 1% is society.
When was the last time you, or anyone you know, had an actual voice in how things are run?
exanime@lemmy.today 7 months ago
But that’s the opposite of “society”…