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@sodiboo@gaysex.cloud My thought is that engineering is more about mindset and process than the end product. To quote the engineerguy
Engineering is the practice of using known science and rules of thumb to solve problems before we have full scientific knowledge.So like, you can build a house using an engineer's mindset or you can build it using an artist's mindset. Whether you call the finished product art or engineering I think depends on the circumstances and the goal, but I don't all houses could be categorized as one or the other.
(Paraphrased)
sodiboo :pride_heart:@sodiboo@gaysex.cloud
@celestiallavendar@icedoatmilk.coffee
I like the idea about "an engineer's mindset" and "an artist's mindset". I've never really thought about it that way before. you say/imply we can build things using one or the other, but when put like that, it seems obvious to me that they are not mutually exclusive but also not a a subset/superset of one another. they are entirely independent mindsets that can be used or not, together, individually, or neither.
I think a lot of what I do is both in the "engineer's mindset" and the "artist's mindset" at once. see the quoted post of the quoted post.
sodiboo :pride_heart:@sodiboo@gaysex.cloud
I've thought some more about it, and I've come to the conclusion that engineering is NOT art. but that does not mean they are mutually exclusive. in fact, these two labels are orthogonal and do not affect each other.
just as an individual can use the skills of their craft for artistic creation, as well as for engineering. just as a given individual can be an engineer and an artist. I think that any given creation can be a product of both art and engineering. most are.
