Scientists and engineers are only useful in a society that's building for the future.

I lightly begrudge some of these kids who quite literally play games and poke mess at others and live a millionaires life. I have a hard job. I have boomer thoughts every now and then and complain about how said kids couldn't hack it at my job. And then I remember that worth isn't tied to a job, and then I think fuck it. Go get that money however you can I guess. Nothing matters anymore anyway. I know where I'll be in fifteen years; either dead or standing in shit, plumbing.

Scientists, engineers, teachers, librarians, etc all give something to society that is permanent.

With the exception of activists, influencers take from society.

Kids have always wanted cool jobs and not uncool jobs. Before they wanted to be rock stars, movie stars or models. Kids who did wanna be scientists or whatever tended to have a very fantastical idea what those jobs are like, a lot wanna be vets until certain realities of that gig set in, same with teachers cause its one of the people you see doing their job everyday. The ones who arent nerds want glamorous media jobs. Kids have no idea what the reality of working most jobs is like, asking them what they wanna do isnt a useful way to measure anything aside from the ignorance that comes with being a kid, which I think has remained steady.

I wanted to be a caveman as a kid and when I found out thar wasn't a profession I went with Inventor cause I figured id be basically Robin Williams in Flubber

It isn't because kids are smart or thinking things out, its because the tech industry platforms streamers, youtubers, and influencers, making them famous, so that now they're the culturally hegemonic "figures to emulate". This is entirely the fault of techbros.

This isn't a positive development.

Because this isn't the 20th century anymore

We need tradespeople, scientists, mathematicians, doctors, nurses, engineers more than ever. These professions in some form are as old as recorded history.

nah wanting to be an "influencer" is just the modern wanting to be a rockstar or actor

It's not particularly smart due to the low chance of success... But it sure as hell makes sense. They're inheriting a world where none of the other options are particularly appealing.

It makes sense. Would you rather work a job where you still make no money, or do something where you make no money but have a 0.00000001% chance of getting huge?