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African refugee: This is a really daunting task, Engineering students: your fault, if not your fault then black women have it easy. (old.reddit.com)
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Engineering majors need like 4 years of pure humanities classes to fix what's wrong in their mind. This whole thread is so cruel to op.

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[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Why do I subject myself to the torture by visiting this wretched hive? First comment I saw "We hired black female EE's before, but never when they showed signs of an energy-eating crybaby." I normally have a lot of empathy for people but if I learned this commenter had terminal ball cancer I would chuckle

edit: The next comment below that was a bit better:

"Two of my professors were Nigerian-American women with PhDs in EE. You can do it! Don't give up and make sure to ask for help from every resource possible it doesn't make you weak. The west is far more open to you than the doomers on the internet may want you to believe. If I can help you in any way with educational advice please let me know. My university is in a low cost of living area and has scholarships for women in engineering. "

But yeah, there is something about some of the people that are drawn to engineering that seems to prevent them from developing humanity

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Problem with the third world is, anybody who can make their society any better chooses not to and instead try to move to western countries and do engineering jobs there.

hitler-detector

[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

We could fix this problem by simply paying third world workers the same as first world workers so they have no economic incentive to leave their homeland... oh wait, that would require putting an end to imperialism and neo-colonialism. I wonder why that isn't happening?

[–] Apolonio@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

And to capitalism itself, as The difference in organic composition of capital between imperial core And periphery make surplus value Flow from The latter to The former (and in turn incentive the dependent, peripheral bourgeoisies tô over exploit their working class)

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Low-key I do wonder if work from home stuff would result in this in the end. It's definitely a contradiction at least

[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Imperialism keeps the periphery underdeveloped and overexploited through various methods so that the wage disparity can continue regardless of the material conditions in the imperial core. For example, if a nation in the periphery were to build their own factories and begin to outproduce the imperial core... they would get bombed... and regime changed... and comprador puppets would be put into power... and those puppets would take out IMF loans... with prerequisite privatization and anti-union measure... and then the core would do direct foreign investment so that the natural resources and infrastructure would be owned by them instead of the locals. That's an extreme example. It doesn't always happen exactly that way, but if enough of those boxes get checked, the imperial core can force wages down in the periphery, and continue to use them as a source of cheap labor.

I don't know if mass adoption of Work From Home would be enough to reverse that. The 1st world has their thumb on the scale big time.

[–] LenonLemonLenin@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

There was one really good reply to that comment

Anyone who tries to make it any better is typically labeled an enemy by the west.

These places are treated like resource extraction sites for the "first world". If they try to nationalize the literal or figurative gold mines, bam coup'd. They're called a dictator, a commie, a rogue state.

Your take right here really shows how ingrained racism can be. Its always an individual responsibility problem, never a systemic problem. It's not OPs fault for wanting to live outside of a warzone. It sounds like she's already literally a refugee and your first response is "stay there".

Engineering majors need more humanities courses.

[–] Galli@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

From the makers of

individuals acting in their own individual best interests within a market creates the best outcome for society as a whole

and

landlords are good because renting allows renters flexibility to move to where they can receive a greater income without being tied down by home ownership

prepare yourself for the all new big brain logic of

your country is poor because people keep acting in their own best interests by moving to where they can receive a greater income

[–] dmonzel@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Start playing a very niche sport and get competitive. Racket ball, pole vaulting, sailing, golf, fencing, squash, crew, waterpolo, and lacrosse. Even unofficial sports can help you at some schools pickle ball, rugby, etc. Unfortunately many are very expensive but you may be able to get into the US on a D2 scholarship.

Because the only way a Black student can succeed is by playing sports?

[–] SnAgCu@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

While the liberals that come out of the humanities can be insufferable, the liberals (and chuds) that come out of engineering are full on hypersus.

I remember hearing engineering students complain about having too many humanities courses. It couldn't have been more than like 5 courses over the whole degree. Some of them were ECON.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

If you’re in America, and have residency you can look into enlisting in the military as well to gain your citizenship.

Forcing engineering grads to design and build the barbara-pit that they get thrown into.

[–] privatized_sun@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Engineering majors need like 4 years of pure humanities classes to fix what's wrong in their mind

PMC have no soul, that's kinda their whole thing! warren-snake

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What does PMC mean in this context? Only thing that comes to mind is Private Military Complex.

[–] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Professional Managerial Class

also known as lanyards, labour aristocracy (occasionally), guard dogs of capital, those bastards, etc

[–] good@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Professional-Managerial Class The layers of "buffer" class between the actual bourgeoisie and proles at the bottom. Their jobs being dependent on their performance in placating the proles and keeping them in line, makes them throw their lot in with the bourgeoisie more often than not.

[–] flan@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

What is wrong with you and your life that you need to be actively mean to someone doing a sincere post about how hard they have to work?

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

Anyone who believes their high and mighty "nonpolitical" STEM authority makes them above politics actually has horrid political views. the-more-you-know