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Re:Why doesn't advice work? by ahartman00 on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @07:38PM (#41115165)
I've heard it called engineer's syndrome. "You start believing that since you're an excellent engineer in one specialty, then you're a friggin' genius in everything you do, because it's all the same, really" [0]

It apparently affects physicists too, and must be common enough to warrant two xkcds. [1][2]

0. https://web.archive.org/web/20071226220909/http://www.pcmag.... 1. https://xkcd.com/1831/ 2. https://xkcd.com/793/

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Re:Why doesn't advice work? by resource_waste on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @07:15AM (#41118123)
To be fair, engineers are rational. You don't get that with other professions.

It makes them great for advice because they arent going to use emotions or hopes.

But also, in this case, me and my wife are 2 business owners that have been doing it for a decade. This person started a few weeks ago.

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