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I wouldn't bet on the industry reforming itself. If all other industries are an indication, quality and safety needs to be regulated in.

Boeing case is indeed good example. They cared about safety of their planes up until they figured out how to make more money by skillfully avoiding having to care. It looks like it blew up in their faces, but I'm not so sure of that - they're more than "too big to fail", they're a strategic company for the US, so the military won't let them fail.

> If we put in the effort to make something a little easier, safer and faster that people use every day, you impact more lifes than you might know.

My point (here and in parallel reply) is, if "being a professional" is defined as being focused on business objectives and bringing in revenue through your work, then putting in that effort, making things easier, safer and faster, are all - by that definition - unprofessional behavior. Sacrificing time and revenue for goals the market doesn't care about.



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