this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2024
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

We have very few options. Can't wait to get my physics degree and have 0 options for practical application that does not compromise my morals

[–] Cosmonaut_Collin 20 points 5 months ago

The guilt is the most rewarding part of science careers

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but have you considered the free-body diagram of a ~~rocket~~ projectile ~~hitting a~~ coming into contact with a hospital? You can ignore any socially uncouth "frictions" or "resistance" involved with the calculations.

[–] mandelbrotvurst 5 points 5 months ago

"""externalities"""

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Choose a different career?

[–] Num10ck 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

maybe work on games/software/simulations?

i'd love a VR sandbox with realish physics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I'll probably just do theory and possibly teaching when I finish my Phd

[–] RubberElectrons 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I work in alternative energy and such. No need to give up your morals. Maybe you won't make as much, but that sleep feels so good and without qualms.

[–] GlitterInfection 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is no way to live in Texas without giving up morals.

[–] RubberElectrons 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

To be clear, I don't live there, nor would I. I'd still see if people are living there for lack of means to escape, or because revoking bodily autonomy isn't important to them.

[–] GlitterInfection 2 points 5 months ago

A fair point that many can't afford to move or don't have the ability to for some reason or another.

[–] MataVatnik 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I mean, you still got calculators.

[–] motor_spirit 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] MataVatnik 7 points 5 months ago

Considering IBM sold their computers to Nazi Germany to keep track of prisoners in concentration camps, I can see how it can be problematic.

[–] Cort 3 points 5 months ago

Nah, they've been selling basically the same hardware for decades. Not a lot of new engineering going into those.

[–] x4740N 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As someone who is glad they don't live in america

Explain please

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Alright, I will sacrifice some of my karma for this, if it helps:-).

The meme is trying to wrangle the premise that "large corporations are (most often) bad" (which ofc is true:-P) into a humorous statement that engineers in the state of Texas have limited opportunities to find jobs.

The problem is that it messes up all the details - e.g. if you have ever heard of GameStop, Dell, or Texas Instruments (just to name 3) they all have their headquarters in Texas, plus numerous top tech companies have branches there like Samsung. A 5s Google search shows many, MANY more.

For extra context: moving between states is nothing at all like moving between countries - and e.g. the state of California has a GDP comparable to Germany - plus there are many jobs in the state of Texas for both Engineers and also non-Engineers, especially if someone is willing to make less money in exchange for other QoL factors (like living closer to family?) so... in short, it is not your fault for not understanding this meme.:-)

Though there must be just enough of something in it for it to have gotten this many upvotes, in spite of all that. As someone who hasn't lived in Texas for many years, I must be on the outside looking in now and thus don't get it:-P.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

As long as you ignore the old tech in..

  • Infrared Scanners
  • Radar
  • Missiles
  • Military Computers
  • Laser-guided bombs
  • Whatever they sold to Raytheon

TI is actually a wonderful company to work for!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

More like American engineers at least. I graduated with a bachelor's in engineering last year and this has been my experience looking for work.

[–] Buffaloaf 4 points 5 months ago

Good luck, looking for a job after graduating was a nightmare for me when I got my engineering degree. It gets easier later though, so don't get discouraged.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

In engineering, you always make more money if you ask less questions