The False Economy Principle

Scientists can synthesize carbon nanotubes, develop self-healing polymers, and create materials that conduct electricity without resistance... but a girlfriend? That's beyond current technological capabilities. Maybe if we redirected all that grant money from developing aerospace composites to creating companionship composites. The real breakthrough material we need is one that responds to "how was your day?" without requiring a 30-page lab report.

Engineering students be like: "I'm passionate about solving complex problems and advancing humanity's technological frontiers!" Also engineering students: "I JUST WANT TO AFFORD A YACHT SOMEDAY!" 💰💰💰 The brutal honesty of Mr. Krabs perfectly captures that moment when the idealistic facade crumbles and the true motivation emerges. Let's be real - nobody endures differential equations at 3 AM because they love pain. The promise of a comfortable salary is the secret ingredient in every engineer's coffee!

Started with one innocent CAD program, ended up with your brain colonized by every 3D modeling software known to mankind. The engineering equivalent of saying "I'll just have one potato chip" and then waking up surrounded by empty bags. Year 7 hits different when you're fluent in SolidWorks, Fusion360, Blender, and whatever that hexagon thing is. The software subscription fees alone could fund a small space program.

The engineering hierarchy in its natural habitat! This meme brilliantly captures the interdisciplinary shade-throwing between engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers see themselves as Greek gods chiseled from marble, while viewing electrical engineers as nerdy bow-tie enthusiasts and software "engineers" as literally just thumbs on a keyboard. Meanwhile, electrical engineers perceive themselves as superhuman speedsters, mechanical engineers as cartoon monkeys with wrenches, and software folks as actual clowns. The quotation marks around "Engineers" for software developers is the chef's kiss of professional gatekeeping. Nothing says "real science" like disciplinary tribalism!

The bell curve of understanding electricity is too real! At both ends of the IQ spectrum, people are like "electricity is magic" but for completely different reasons. The low IQ folks haven't figured it out, while the high IQ geniuses have gone so deep they've circled back to mysticism. Meanwhile, the average person in the middle is just parroting "it's flowing electrons" without truly grasping the quantum weirdness happening. The deeper you go into electrical theory, the more it starts feeling like sorcery again. Those 34% on either side of the peak know what's up!

The coding equivalent of building a robot that steals your own blueprints! Creating a repost bot only to have it scrape content from moderators is like engineering a self-destruct button and pressing it while still holding the device. Those mathematical equations in the background aren't just for show—they're calculating exactly how fast you'll get banned! Pro tip: Even the smartest algorithms need an "avoid the people who can delete my existence" parameter.