I think Dr. Peterson is spot on with this. I am close to retirement after 46 years as an engineer. I have designed or built Nuclear power plants hydropower plants facilities to distribute electricity, chemical plants telecommunications facilities. As engineers the thing we do are what make society work. And yes I am more interested in things than people, although my grandchildren may displace things as an interest.

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Those industries (like power generation) underly and shape society as we know it, although the general public would know little outside of the outlets in their homes. Certainly, over and above the technical details and the societal impact, it is a general interest in things that keeps the curiosity.

I'm studying to be an engineer and everything said here really resonates with me. But I will say that I'm sort of split because I do like people. I don't really enjoy social events or shallow small talk, but I love studying people and learning what makes them tick. I really enjoy long one-to-one convos where most of the time I'm just asking questions about the other person and just trying to learn as much as I can about them. Sometimes I think I would be better suited as a psychologist or therapist.

@kiro7001

6 ай бұрын

I relate to this. I like people because I get to feel more connected to them by understanding the nuances in different interactions. But as an occupation, I rather enjoy working on systems so I can apply logic and produce consistent results. Edit: I also think systems should be applied to "things" and not people.

IoT - The Interest of Things

@AltafKhan-qd1tk

Жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@bag2963

Жыл бұрын

@@AltafKhan-qd1tk wdym

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

@@AltafKhan-qd1tk right?

@ReadWithTshepho

4 ай бұрын

I'm a humanist & interested in The Internet Of Intellects.

@ayoitskryptic

Ай бұрын

this is it and also the understanding of things as well

Thank you for making this collection! I have just started in engineering university and have noticed these changes in me!

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

No problem. We enjoyed putting this together and should see another vid coming soon. This time, it will be Elons' 5 key steps to be a better engineer.

As a medical school dropout I realized I was less interested in people and more interested on how computer systems and science worked and had a natural inclination to problem solve and have curiosity. This curiosity and passion to find a solution to make something work is why I fell in love with the field and switched into this field (also the love for computers). But being able to fix something and understand it like even a car is just so satisfying to me intellectually. My friend mentioned that it brings out the masculine energy which I found interesting and funny because men have this itch to fix something when it’s broken, which I believe makes sense. I’m curious on everyone else’s perspective and situation.

I'm afraid to lose my technical edge to people babysitting

@engineering_irl

2 жыл бұрын

The higher you go the more this becomes reality. What do you do to keep in touch with the technical?

facts

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

100

Man I really wish Jordan Peterson was one of my physics professors.

I really am only interested in like the 8-10 people that are close to me in life. I couldn't care less about other people, yet I somehow will log everything in my head about someone. Their mannerisms and everything, I love to observe and read people. Yet I don't care about them. Once someone called me a psychopath and it really made me wonder, but I've always felt frustrated by my empathy. I don't want to know people, it is too painful. Science is an escape, my coding assignments are an escape, somewhere for my brain to go. I'm afraid I will never be content, sometimes I just don't want do anything. I'm not even particularly intellectually gifted, yet I feel like if I'm not doing something that analytical aspect of myself will start picking my soul apart. Thanks for reading my self reflection.

“Engineers prefer things than people” I hate to burst your bubble, but people ARE things. - Mechanical Engineer

One comment I noted is that he said, engineers should be good people and have their heads screwed on straight. As an old used up engineer and engineering professor I think this is the most poignant point in this thesis. I had a patent on on a handheld lie detector and to perfect the technology I needed to study statement analysis and am an expert on lying and the detection of lies. If you are heading into AI, please be cognisant that the underlying pursuit of AI is the truth and homo sapiens lie 60 percent of the time and 80 percent by omission. With the onset of easy access to the internet the dissemination of false information has become a game to many. The ultimate pursuit of truth resides in the elimination of homo sapiens from the planet or to convince humans that however difficult the truth may be to say, it is a necessity to be heard, for our species to prevail. Be cognisant of this when you write the code for this endeavour

I’m a patent attorney

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

Nice

Happy engineers' day all!! Today, 15th September, is celebrated as Engineer's day in India

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

Happy Engineers Day!

Are engineers creative?

@liquidketamine8562

3 жыл бұрын

Very

@engineering_irl

3 жыл бұрын

@@liquidketamine8562 we must agree on this for sure

@liquidketamine8562

2 жыл бұрын

@@engineering_irl That's like the whole point of engineering, using physics and science creatively.

@engineering_irl

2 жыл бұрын

@@liquidketamine8562 definitely agree! You sometimes see that narrative out there that engineering is the opposite end of creative topics

@championboy4782

2 жыл бұрын

Two things, creative or ruthless

All vague generalizations. Engineers come in many shapes and sizes. Typically, we study (and apply) abstract concepts which some find easy to grasp and others never will. It’s a built intuition that comes from experience. In the workplace, an Electronics Engineer, a Civil Engineer and an Automotive Quality Engineer have next to no overlap cause they’re fundamentally dealing with different systems and applications. While the notion that all “Engineers” share certain characteristics is interesting, I don’t see any evidence in Jordan Peterson’s assertions. My personal experience is that people are shaped much more by their life experience OUTSIDE of school than in it.

You don’t need to be above 116 IQ to become an engineer. I’m a third year EE student with a GPA of 3.91 at an accredited university and I can tell you I’m bang average when it comes to intelligence, maybe even below average in certain aspects of it. For example I’ve tried taking up chess and I just cannot improve for the life of me, constant blunders and I’m incapable of coming up with strategies or making quick calculations in my head.

@KosDoostdaram-ym6sr

7 ай бұрын

You just have to be a persistent learner and embrace feeling stupid

@musthaveV8

5 күн бұрын

On another note ive gotten two iq results of 142 yet dropped out of college because I thought I wasn't smart enough. Perspective is 🔐

I think engineers are sexy. 🤭

@doedelzak3914

2 жыл бұрын

It's their big fat wallets isn't it?

@mochabomb

2 жыл бұрын

@@doedelzak3914 and that too of course. Smartness & money, who would say no to that?

@MrAntreaspaok

2 жыл бұрын

​@@mochabomb and what do you offer instead? Just a hole? Lol

@amitjose3739

Жыл бұрын

thanks even though Im not fully satisfied with the description.

@gigigem5631

4 ай бұрын

​@@doedelzak3914No, it's the ability to look at the situation and come up with a right solution, problem-solving skills, sharp mind

A fair observation. They are among the most insensitive people you will ever meet. But, would you rather have poets, accountants, and English teachers designing our technical products. I think universities chuld do a better job teaching STEM technocrats some soft skills.

@Kenny-tl7ir

2 ай бұрын

Basically, teach STEM technocrats how to manipulate people. That’s what soft skills basically are.

Oh, my, this guy just does not shut up. What authority is this guy to talk about every single topic?

You dont need to be smart to be an engineer. it's all about work ethic. If you study hard, practice practice and practice. I guarantee you engineering will be a breeze except you will most likely fail and hate your life forever

OK captain obvious

as an engineer, I can tell what ppl want before they speak.

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

It's as though you've considered it through that lens well before they've started to consider it for themselves. Something says to me a fundamental understanding of how things work now are a large part of understanding what one would want next.

@Rev-di1vl

Жыл бұрын

@@engineering_irl Foresight seems to be logical wisdom, normies dont seem to have the same level of clairvoyance.

@ydid687

10 ай бұрын

yes lay-people's needs can be predicted beforehands however engineers often design god awful GUi and i also find that proficiency in a specific field leaves them a lot wanting in other aspects of life

@Rev-di1vl

10 ай бұрын

@@ydid687 Is that your arbitrary opinion or is it backed by fact, and which subset of engineers specifically are you referring to? I work in electrical engineering and understand not all engineers are built the same.

@Rev-di1vl

10 ай бұрын

@@engineering_irl Always bank on an individuals laziness and you cant go wrong

Engineers whould have ticker tape parades....not the Kardashians....

@engineering_irl

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that be something.

@deansacca781

Жыл бұрын

I lnow. But the dumbed downed idiots in America will never do that. Every time I get on a plane, I wonder who made that flap assembly? And how many people were on that specific team to make it work ? Your average American doesn't care....