A more standard definition in my tenure in academia is that scientists solve problems because they want to know the answer. Engineers solve problems because they want the problem to be solved.

In any case, the difference is just, heh, academic.

I'm very much the latter.

Agreed.

I might also argue that those people are all still engineers.

Engineer just means "problem solver". Everyone gets paid for solving problems.

The real question in my head is how far does this go?

Sometimes the problem is that these burgers need flipping. Protein disk translocation engineers? I'm cool with that.

I always thought about going to be a farmer. Then I watched some videos from farmers and realized they are also engineers.

A large faction of engineers, especially software-type engineers, have these types of hobbies.

I'm sitting here right beside the heirloom quality (compared to most furniture) coffee table I made in my garage with my nearly complete wood shop.

I make stuff in two ways in my day job. I design something and someone else makes it, or it's just some idea as software.

Engineers are a type. We're just wired differently from most other people.

I'm hoping this is a joke or troll.

There are people that smart, but they should be smart enough to know that IQ is not for the super intelligent or the super un-intelligent.

Sigh.

I know you're right...

Thanks for pointing out my ignorance.

This is my favorite answer so far.

Why did you get your IQ tested?

You get a bit of bonus smartness points for that one.

Dude's nouning an adjective. That's a smart person move, and dude does it twice.

Imposter syndrome was a real problem for me.

One of the things that really helped with that for me was when a colleague I really respected confided in me about their imposter syndrome.

Edit up top: you lose points for the wrong they're. I didn't even notice it until now, so I also lose points.

Fair enough answer, but plenty of ways. That's the point of the question. To hear people's answers. Their creativity.

If you win the Nobel prize, you should reasonably be able to say you are really smart.

If you voted for Trump, you should reasonably be able to say that you are really dumb.

Additionally, lots of people know Dunning-Kruger about how dumb people overestimate themselves, but that has another part: smart people underestimate themselves.

That's what they want you to think.

If they come out and say "I am very smart" everyone will make fun of them.

Eh. That probably means you're right.