[wkipling]

Strange take. Just because your work doesn't have the possibility of hurting someone doesn't make you any better or higher standard...

[lazide]

It does make it less likely they’ll have blood on their hands. Some would consider that better.

[renewiltord]

That's what engineering is about: creating value efficiently without causing inadvertent damage. When I have to risk lives in order to create value, I simply choose not to. Instead, I just create value without risking lives. Engineering. Quality. Cost/Benefit. Benefit/Risk. Not just slapping together metal and plastic while wearing an iron ring. None of these titles granted by men. Just physics, electricity, and my mind.

It is precisely because I am less likely to kill people that I am a better engineer. Picking your battles is part of fighting.