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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Why are we saying “engineers” when we know full well there isn’t a single qualified engineer in there that thinks this bullshit is a good idea?

This is management being management.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But they will still implement it. Does it really matter if they didn't come up with the idea if they are the people that will build it up?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The world collectively decided that just following orders wasn’t excuse for doing something wrong. While this might be quite as cut and dry a situation, it is definitely partially the fault of those who implement this. Engineers aren’t the type of laborers that risk homelessness and suffering when quitting a job typically. They have the privilege of withholding their labor that most Americans don’t. They choose not to exercise it, which leaves two options, indifference, or support, of these implementations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It does matter, because the article uses the word “want”.

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