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>The vast majority of engineers have no consequences for their shite.

What do you base this on? In my country, engineers are legally responsible for their designs.

Look up some post-mortems on engineering failures in your country that caused deaths. Pick something big like a dam failure or a large building.

Did the engineers have their certification revoked? Did the engineers go to jail for criminal negligence?

I found a couple of examples and counter-examples in European countries.

I'm no wonk, but too often major failures have seemingly small consequences.

Yes. Just because the word means nothing in your country doesn't mean it means nothing in other countries.