> There are plenty of engineering of physical things where nobody has or takes responsibility.

That is by definition not engineering.

> Equally, there's plenty of examples of software where careful processes are in place to demonstrate exactly the responsibilities you discuss.

Software engineering of course exists, but 99%+ of software is not engineered.

Ah, you've defined yourself to be right. Nice move.

I'm not sure the generally accepted definition of engineering makes any reference to taking responsibility: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/engineer...

In fact, every definition of engineering used by professionals includes explicitly taking responsibility, including in law in many countries.

I will add this link once more.

This is the talk on real software engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhdlBHHimeM

	▲	closewith 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		I think maybe you should watch this video, as it speaks only about software development and not engineering in any meaningful aspect.