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>That's because they've been allowed to call themselves engineers for so long that they're starting to believe they are.

What a take.

Is doctor telling bullshit about computers less doctor-ish?

I don't understand your question.

Software engineeers dont work directly with hardware, it aint their expertise.

You definitely can be good SE without understanding semiconductors

The problem is that you can also be a programmer without understanding any engineering at all, and most "software engineers" are just that.