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buried_lede t1_j11djwr wrote

Scary to think of a doctor falling for the logic and reasoning of the Trump putsch, especially a dr from a top, nationally ranked hospital.

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squid_so_subtle t1_j127xxg wrote

Experts of all kinds are often foolish and overconfident in realms outside their expertise.

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MeEvilBob t1_j12wjl7 wrote

As an electrician, I can't bring myself to enter another electrical engineer's house. They have a very strong grasp on how electricity works but they typically don't know anything at all about building codes and standard practices because that's not what they were trained to do. The issue I have is all the DIY modifications to the house's electrical system. A common theme with EEs is doing all the work themselves then calling an electrician because for some reason they think a licensed electrician will risk their entire reputation by claiming to do the work themselves for code/insurance purposes.

To be clear, I'm not talking about construction engineers, I'm talking about people who mostly design circuit boards for electronic products. Any commercial or industrial electrician can give you a bunch of clueless/arrogant building engineer stories, but in my experience the vast majority know exactly what they're doing.

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Dizzy_De_De t1_j14uof6 wrote

I feel this comment so hard right in the ❤️. My Dad was an electrical engineer. Our home was jury rigged to within an inch of its life.

When he passed my mother had a a new service installed and the entire house rewired b/c she couldn't maintain it.

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waffles2go2 t1_j14p3p7 wrote

LOL

Electrician is not an "Electrical Engineer" - sort of like "trade school" vs "one of the most difficult engineering majors..." but I understand your point.

Having said that.

When does MA/residential/owner stuff need state inspection?

Do people really call you to "inspect" their work? Do they expect you to sign something?

I'm confused.

EDIT: I LOVE THIS TOPIC! And no one seems to "get" that MA has no residential inspection requirements so if the OP is not outright lying (having multiple EEs call them to do inspections) then he is totally shitposting to gen hate against EEs for some strange reason). Sorry if you're too clever to see this...

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ChefBoyAreWeFucked t1_j17czlm wrote

>Electrician is not an "Electrical Engineer"

He should have left out the word "another", but if you had read and understood his comment, you'd know that was his entire point.

Electrical Engineers generally don't touch anything higher than 12V, and shouldn't be touching the wiring in their houses other than to plug things in.

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waffles2go2 t1_j1amwht wrote

Words matter + I said I understood the rather "meme-ish" logic and thought it was BS....

Are you an EE? I'll take a stab and say "no"...

Who do you think built the power grid?

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waffles2go2 t1_j1dnqmo wrote

Ooof, so an electrician, who knows wiring and code, is more of an expert than someone who actually got a degree in EE? Sort of like a nurse is smarter than a doctor?

Who do you think wrote the code and designed the parts?

Who do you think designed the power grid?

Did you even think about this?

Perhaps demonstrating that you don't now what an EE does while claiming to not trust folks "outside their realms of expertise" is not the flex you think it is?

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FuzzAldrin36 t1_j120f4u wrote

This is that extra the thing for me also. Doctors have a professional obligation to science, and that obligation informs the health of every patient and kind of requires them to recognize fact and essentially not be batshit crazy.

It's troubling that someone in that kind of position can be so lacking of reasonable judgement and a moral psychology.

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[deleted] t1_j12hdjj wrote

This is why conservatives need to be shunned from friend groups. They’re literally just bad people.

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buried_lede t1_j12whms wrote

Downvoted by someone but I agree with you. Since the party went full out rogue, actively shunning seems to be an appropriate response. When I think of some republicans I know, I have to say, I don’t flat out shun so much as keep some distance, and never fail to disapprove of every expressed hint of the kind of values that led to the insurrection. I never let them feel accepted when it’s in play. That’s maybe not shunning fully but it is targeted shunning.

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Old-Resource8260 t1_j13e9r5 wrote

Nazi

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[deleted] t1_j13ek6k wrote

Hahahahahaha

It’s ok you can be the one who hangs out with people that support making fun of handicapped people, who don’t consider gay/trans people to be human, who would rather kill their neighbor than wear a mask, steal elections, destroy women, and literally bully everyone who doesn’t align with their weirdo 1950s cult

We fight for democracy here, not you sniveling little traitors.

Fuck off you disgusting scum. Burn in hell.

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Old-Resource8260 t1_j13mfg6 wrote

Fighting words....bring it mf

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[deleted] t1_j13mm7i wrote

Maintaining basic democratic standards isn’t fighting words you piece of fucking shit. Thanks for proving the point though.

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Old-Resource8260 t1_j13pd68 wrote

Democratic.....standards? Is that an oxymoron? Democrat, socialist, Marxist or just plain fucking commie, your party is out to destroy America so fkstks like you can lay around all day collecting your basic income.

And we aren't going to let you.

When you broadbrush those who don't share your opinions and warped ideologies, you show what an ignorant, uninformed, fool you are. The day is coming, friend, when those right wing conservatives (and there are more of them than you know)are going to make your existence "the suck".

I'm a libertarian by the way. I don't give 2 fucks about how anyone conducts their lives, like most of us out here. Live, and let live. Stay the fuck out of my grill, shut your fucking pie hole, and read a history book about the USA, and maybe you'll survive "the suck".

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ChefBoyAreWeFucked t1_j17ed57 wrote

Lol, "I'm a libertarian, live and let live. Oh, also, we will make your life miserable."

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Cgr86 t1_j13n9o5 wrote

You’d be surprised to learn that you can show a doctor evidence based medicine, but their concern is bottom line because of their insurance premiums when prescribing expensive medications. Yet, these medications can save lives.

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buried_lede t1_j16xjcl wrote

I wonder. A lawyer I know did the same thing. He’s a good lawyer. He’s perfectly capable of evaluating evidence and grasping cause and effect. MAGA was deemed more important than truth, than anything, really. So he would flat out lie, draw conclusions that were irrational. I pressed him on it hard one day and he said it was a matter of faith and that we were in a battle of good against evil.

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jcowurm t1_j12j3z2 wrote

The first mistake you can ever make is thinking your doctors are smart.

Intelligent, sure, not smart. Anything deviates from the staus quo, anything presented to them differentky then how they learned and they have no idea. A robot with no pliability. I am not surprised they fall for this stuff.

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Vanilloideae t1_j13h55e wrote

I've literally had a doctor Google my treatment in front of me. It was an animal bite.

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Comfortable-Scar4643 t1_j13maxg wrote

Somehow, there are people who have sympathy for these people. Like they got radicalized or hoodwinked by someone. Sorry, these are adults. Adults making adult decisions. Time to be accountable for your adult decisions.

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Anthropomorphotic t1_j14cvqq wrote

She didn't fall for anything. She saw an opportunity to be who she really is. Trump-MAGA-Q provides a convenient emotional/intellectual alibi to be a fucking disgusting human.

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Dseltzer1212 t1_j14rcm2 wrote

Fifty percent of all doctors graduated in the bottom half of their class

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