Do dentists know what they're doing?

Re:Do dentists know what they're doing? by stared on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @02:32PM (#50092667)

Here we know that software engineers, and entrepreneurs, vary greatly by their skill, knowledge and motivation.

Why do we expect that for other professions it works differently?

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Re:Do dentists know what they're doing? by happytoexplain on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @02:55PM (#50093046)

Medical professions are so highly differentiated they have a whole additional layer of schooling enforced, besides being intensely regulated. Why are you omitting this? Clearly it ostensibly acts as a filter (maybe it doesn't, but then you should say that).

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Re:Do dentists know what they're doing? by gruturo on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @02:45PM (#50092867)

>Why do we expect that for other professions it works differently?

Gell-Mann amnesia most likely applies here.

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Re:Do dentists know what they're doing? by palata on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @08:24PM (#50097538)

While I do expect software to be crap, I do NOT expect that buildings routinely collapse. Turns out I put more faith in civil engineering, for some reason? I am a Software Engineer.

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