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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
Im not sure what you mean by worthy, but ask yourself - with regards to professions, which ones come to mind when you think of
noble, honorable, professional, admirable
and which ones when you think of people who are
sleazy, underhanded, slimy, crafty, sneaky, dispicable....
or how about
greedy, profiteering, ambitious, selfserving...
we all have our own preconceived notions on which professions tend to draw or attract which type of people, right?
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Is it not true that one of FIRST's objectives is to change the negative stereotypes that some young people in this society have against science, technology, and engineering? If this is true, then what purpose does supporting negative stereotypes about other professions serve? Sure, we could show how engineers are better than lawyers, but what greater good does that create?
These steretypes (or any stereotypes about any career) seem to be polar opposites of how FIRST is supposed to mold our minds.