* Tags:: #Newsletter [[Data engineering|Data engineering]] * Author:: [[Tristan hardy|Tristan Hardy]] * Link:: [Adopting a truth-seeking stance. (getdbt.com)](https://roundup.getdbt.com/p/adopting-a-truth-seeking-stance) * Source date:: [[2022-01-16]] * Finished date:: [[2022-01-17]] A beautiful reason to become a Data Engineer, as opposed to articles such as [Why I Chose Data Engineering Over Data Science | Pipeline: A Data Engineering Resource (medium.com)](https://medium.com/pipeline-a-data-engineering-resource/why-i-chose-data-engineering-over-data-science-90f3135a7153): >This has also made me think about why I’m so enamored with the data profession, and in particular data engineering. Data is a representation of reality - it’s how to connect the real world to the digital. Given that I place the highest value on truth and honesty (meaning understanding reality as best as possible), I want data to be as truthful and honest as possible. This means it needs to be of the highest quality possible And, decentralized ownership (aka [[Data mesh|Data mesh]]) is not going to be optional: >decentralizing ownership of data is not going to be optional over some time frame. If you’re not ready today, the questions are: >When are you going to be ready? >How much ground are you going to be losing to your competitors in the meantime?