• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Lol we tricked an entire generation into oversaturating the STEM market so Lockheed Martin could get cheaper labor :3

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      12 hours ago

      There 4 billion recent STEM students in China taking the future away from the west.

      The amount of STEM students isn’t the problem it’s how we are using them

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        It’s both. The tech giants and the defense sector pushed for “everyone should learn to code” because it increases the labor pool, but they gladly take H1B visas at the same time. Their intention is the same for both, more laborers makes for cheaper labor