There's always a beach episode. I think this is a reason Ghost In The Shell Standalone Complex was so popular. The seasons had an over arching plot, but sometimes it was about a rogue Tachikoma getting lead around like a dog by a girl who's dog died, and art theater.

Don't discount how mad he got at UIUC over the work he did at the NCSA.

I don't know I always look entirely too hot for public in my Pup Hood. 😂

People fuck in football jerseys and cheerleader outfits but we let kids wear those. This is why I don't care about walking around in full latex.

You need some furries in there.

In an irrational world what is a rational man to do?

That isn't what you actually said. Your complaint started with cocksure and ended saying they shouldn't be in government, the statement you just made is complaint about society.

TLDR plenty of engineers are cocksure but they aren't necessarily the most cocksure.

Analyst for Boer Sterns isn't as impressive as you think, look at a business Math course syllabus, and not every military position is blue collar but a lot are. He is still a 'non-techie' either way making him just as relevant for comparison.

See Pete Hegseth, again you aren't completely wrong but it does happen with Blue Collar people and he'll trust find babies. We aren't discussing how often we are discussing maximum so yes that means we consider outliers.

I don't think you are explicitly wrong here but I do think you are confusing cocksure and ambition. Engineers in their 20's often feel they could fundamentally change the world. Blue collar guys still have ambition but it tends to be more local.

But he does regularly talk about the importance of blue collar trades and frequently takes jabs at universities. Again look up how many guys think they could beat a bear in a fight.

See Mike Rowe, and they regularly assert themselves over sex, gender, all kinds of stuff.