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We Could Fix Everything, We Just Don't
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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"