Taiwanese Are Living in an Era of Striving to Become Stupid and Expecting Others to Be the Same

A senior tech engineer laments at a cafe gathering that Taiwanese society is hostile towards hardware engineers, only praising 'small certain happiness' creativity while ignoring the foundational contributions of the tech industry that turn ideas into reality. The author believes this social atmosphere causes professionals to feel undervalued and forced to seek opportunities in the US or Mainland China, reflecting a societal trend of pursuing internal friction over substantive growth.