1/ Widespread attitude: "Good engineers should be seen, not heard." Quite a few clueless engineers seem to actually buy that line.
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2/ Engineers get suckered into shutting up by being flattered into "doing is better than talking" John-Henry prowess vanity.
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yeah, but isn't the new, best way to communicate by what you do/build/help build versus just saying things? Or just in techlandia?
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3/ Those who kindly agree to speak "for" engineers usually do so by claiming all the credit and assigning all the blame to engineers.
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4/ In some ways, a lot of tech backlash is against engineers presuming to speak up and breaking cozy blame game rules of 20th century
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I think you’re talking about an antiquated view of engineers. Most I know strive to be whole product owners.
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. Most still uncomfortable owning the *politics* of engineering in broader culture. At best they reluctantly go as far as marketing.
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