Two young soon-to-be engineers have reached out so far. I gave them my story and some feedback on their life goals. In general I’d say those conversations were helpful and inspiring (that’s the feedback I got). Please don’t be shy. While I refuse to really partake in this forum, I am open to all forms of discussion about adult (that is career, college, aspirations, etc.) conversations.
I heavily believe in treating young adults as autonomous, intelligent, capable human beings as opposed to children that must be coddled and protected. Those who are young, ambitious, but somewhat uncertain about their near future (hopefully) in an engineering domain and want some 1:1 guidance are really welcome to reach out and I encourage those who have spoken with me to post about that experience here.