Comment on I knew it all along!
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 months agoYou’re arguing that words don’t mean what many people use them to mean. Most service desk techs that I know have “computer engineer” in their LinkedIn.
And that’s coming from me, a person with a B.E. in computer engineering. I hate that it is what it is, but it is.
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s because they’re lying idiots, not computer engineers.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s my point. What it means to others is key. There are more “computer engineers” than actual computer engineers. The way language works, and by volume, the phrase is now accepted as overloaded. You can’t cling to the first definition in the dictionary and say the second definition is a lie.
cole@lemdro.id 6 months ago
this is definitely not true. Computer Engineering is a relatively common major even
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 6 months ago
No, that’s not the way language works. No, that’s not how education or degrees or engineering works, either.
You would have to fundamentally change the meaning of several well established words before “computer engineer” will EVER actually refer to tech support.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Language is however people communicate, fam.
And in the corporate IT space, we hire hundreds of “computer engineers” to do laptop builds.
Kanda@reddthat.com 6 months ago
You should watch the movie “Bruce Almighty”