Engineers see the future years early — because they play with tech while it's still a toy
benaratame · x · 2026-11-13
Ian Lapham argues that engineers get a preview of the future years ahead because they engage with emerging technologies at the "toy" stage, building a deep, tangible sense of where things are headed by understanding them at the lowest level. The trade-off: they also see the negative societal impacts earlier, which he describes as a strange feeling.
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