Imagine a young person watching their parents or other adults in the engineering profession be so callously tossed to the curb like this. What kid is going to want to take those “hard” math and science classes just to have a life of economic insecurity?
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lol this is a reach, relax
Some salaried people have recently gone into skilled trades thru the UAW apprentiship program. They saw the writing on the wall.
Actually, I know some people who when into Liberal Arts and are doing quite well. Liberal Arts are used in the advertising and marketing fields. Some are doing better than most engineers.
That's why I think a lot of young people should consider trades as careers. Trades people often make fairly good money, don't have student loans to pay, and their jobs would not be easy to "offshore".
We are seeing the results of non STEM graduates. They are running the company right now. their performance speaks for itself.
And the application/growth of AI will be another big factor in "economic insecurity"..........
This service based economy will collapse along with US dollar.
The game of Offshoring and not investing in the future of technology/ people will have consequences.
The 1st sign is enrollment. Mainly in stem fields in the universities
When that goes down the country goes down with it
Wait till you see the realities of the non-STEM graduates
Better than liberal art~