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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.
Increasing profit margins....which is the thing our society puts above all else.
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.
This just goes to show how "engineering ethics" course requirements are extremely underrated (and how engineering ethics courses themselves don't go far enough).
You underestimate how many talented people are in the world. I get that being on Lemmy for so long though lol.