General Discussion

has been discussed in the areas of environmental issues, health, energy etc. along with the concepts of what is called "dangerous knowledge". I've worked in engineering and technical fields and I can attest that the engineers of today are very different than those of 40 or 50 years ago. There is a hubris that is far more prevalent and combined with a deepening disconnect in universities efforts to mandate courses in arts, literature, humanities etc. for those seeking STEM degrees we are seeing a larger and larger problem of STEM graduates with less and less concern about the potential negative impacts their work can have on society and individuals.

I'm sure a great portion of them can be found that can tell you the latest development in their field but cannot tell you the last time they just went outside and sat in the grass and looked at the sky. Nor could they tell you why doing things like that for no particular reason is essential for human beings. They would believe that these things are a "waste of time" and that people should be always looking to put their efforts into "getting ahead" and "doing more".