That's just not the reality of it. You can't blame the young engineers, they simply don't understand what is going on and are eager to prove themselves. Also, anything at this large of a company is compartmentalized to the point that you might not even truly know what you are working on. The leadership however fully knows what is being done.
There was a great bit in Ken Burns' Vietnam where vets explained how young soldiers will do anything you tell them. It's a part of being young and ready to prove yourself that makes young men so great for war. The vet said that the officers/leadership should be blamed for atrocities committed by soldiers since young men don't philosophize about what they are doing.
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/05/29/ernst-juenger-war-m...
The videos are incredibly well produced, super slick editing. Makes it seem more exciting and profound than it really is. Not related to this article, but one of the most effective recruiting tools terror groups have is slickly produced marketing videos. They appeal strongly to individuals with a vulnerability that the group seems to address in their videos, such as not fitting in or existential boredom.
That sounds very rough for a lonely person, moving to a different culture. Who considers "navigating bureaucracies" as adventure? Maybe that's why the line at motor vehicles is so long...
I feel that a large percentage of the perpetually homeless, not those who were living paycheck to paycheck and ended up homeless for a few months, have such severe mental illness that they simply can't get "back on their feet". Usually schizophrenia or narcotics addiction.
I'd be curious to see if their illness caused the homelessness or they developed it from the trauma of living on the street.
You bring up very good points. I especially like your last sentence, it's a bit of a Churchill-esque call to action that great societal conflicts are solved by average people working together.
I do feel that it is not compatible with internet culture as it currently stands. Facebook and oh my especially Tinder all rely on the viewer to be fed generalizations and make them back. These algorithms do not encourage a nuanced view of people.