alt Hacker NewsIndeed, it makes you wonder how prevalent this psychological malaise is in the world of teaching and academia.
I don't want any future children of mine, to have self loathing/pessimism or "woe is me" feelings taught by teachers or lecturers.
Self reflection yes, abstract and critical thinking yes, expressing feelings yes.
No - "sorry the world is burning, I think you should be sad about this and maybe reconsider being an Engineer".
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Fricken • today at 12:12 PM
Woe is you
> I don't want any future children of mine, to have self loathing/pessimism or "woe is me" feelings taught by teachers or lecturers.
Except that wasn't the point? The point was to critically evaluate what value your work brings to the world and if it is positive. It emphasizes that having ethics as an engineer is maybe a better thing than being a apolitical robot who is only motivated by money.
If there was something similar to the Hippocratic Oath but for engineers, I would vouch for it.