Physics-bros, I am feeling so good... What are the political implications of the STEM meme?

>>507321766 (OP)
The competence crisis will have tech jobs opening like the ocean moses split apart.
Alpha genners can barely use an ipad and don't know how to use a file manager. Once more boomers and gen x'ers start leaving, it will shift to zoomer and millennial hands.

>>507321766 (OP)
It's actually a better option than engineering when you factor in oversaturation.
Avg state school has a mechanical engineering program thats between 500-2000 students.
The amount of physics grads are less, with higher problem solvings skills(with less specialization). They find job opportunities as quants and engineer I type positions but often for less salary.
More versatility but a longer grind essentially.
I think engineering is fucked in this country for a multitude of reasons but the most important being a mass swarm of H1B visas coming in and working for a walmart manager's salary

>>507321766 (OP)
STEM is over. It's saturated with too many graduates, and they have to compete with unlimited jeets and now AI.