I respectfully disagree. Out engineering and technology lags no one!

| Register

I respectfully disagree. Out engineering and technology lags no one!

Author: Curly1918 (17065 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 9:10 am on Nov 12, 2025

View All

I feel DEI and Wokeism was mere distractions for political theater.

They might have an impact on the lower end of our intellectual talent but NONE on the top side.

This message has been edited 1 time(s).

Replies to: "I respectfully disagree. Out engineering and technology lags no one!"

At some point, we will have to stop our petty squabbles, and focus on important things. - NedoftheHill - 9:47pm 11/11/25 (28) [View All]
- Read Alex Karp’s ‘The Technological Republic’ [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 9:45am 11/12/25
  - Looks interesting...and on point. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:20pm 11/12/25
- Palmer Luckey was on Rogan a few weeks ago, he’s anti-woke [NT] - holybull101 - 9:33am 11/12/25
- All the woke BS has put us 10 years+ behind technologically. - LanceManion - 7:39am 11/12/25
  - I respectfully disagree. Out engineering and technology lags no one! - Curly1918 - 9:10am 11/12/25
    - Not true. Wokeism has/had a meaningful impact on practical engineering. Look no further than GM - LanceManion - 10:11am 11/12/25
      - Good Grief...you are just oozing Misogyny...did some lady beat you out for a promotion? As someone [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:45pm 11/12/25
        i imagine for entry level types such as yourself, you don't see the harm that quota hiring does. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:51pm 11/12/25
        What I'm seeing is the harm in not opening opportunities to talented individuals simply due to - TyroneIrish - 4:29pm 11/12/25
        i agree. It's time we saw more reverse discrimination suits by white males. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:53pm 11/12/25
  - You made that up - Chris94 - 7:53am 11/12/25
    - Says the guy who literally has zero real world experience. Nerd! [NT] - LanceManion - 8:36am 11/12/25
      - “Real world” is only the private sector, I guess - Chris94 - 9:26am 11/12/25
        Academia has its place, but you are so far removed from a viable product or a P&L - LanceManion - 10:04am 11/12/25
        I am not claiming to be some sort of expert - Chris94 - 10:36am 11/12/25
        You mean 10 years? Ok. So you generally agree with the point, it's the degree of deficiency - LanceManion - 10:51am 11/12/25
        I will trust the people who actually try to measure such things.... - Chris94 - 11:14am 11/12/25
        Your call. In the olden days, before college became a profit center, there was a partnership - LanceManion - 11:24am 11/12/25
        In the Olden Days (e.g. Middle Ages)..."Liberal Arts" were at the center of University Curricula... - TyroneIrish - 2:03pm 11/12/25
        And then they made the BS/BA the equivalent of a high school diploma [NT] - LanceManion - 3:51pm 11/12/25
        Are you accusing Notre Dame Arts and Letters Grads of wasting their, or their parents', money? [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:41pm 11/12/25
        Yes to both points. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:53pm 11/12/25
        The results in the link prove otherwise. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 9:32pm 11/12/25
        
        Budget cuts made them let the unicorns go? - TakethetrainKnute - 9:38am 11/12/25
- So humans will no longer be “necessary.” - Curly1918 - 4:35am 11/12/25
  - Silicon based species...using us carbon-based life forms as the mere stepping stones... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:15am 11/12/25
- Then vote Democrat, Ned. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:53pm 11/11/25
  - No squabbles in the Democratic Party, eh? - Hensou - 9:27am 11/12/25