> Reality seems to disagree with this point

Really? Being an engineer doesn’t automatically make you an expert in a different field from your own

> Because they’ve created new technology? Which fixes problems, thus progress?

And how is giving them the means of production automatically progress

> Being a worker doesn’t make you a capitalist.

Only the scientists and engineers owning capital would make them the capitalists

> The big idea is that everyone whos educated or trained in technical occupations would be making decisions together.

That’s how every business works, especially tech companies. Teams make decisions together

> Singapore has nothing to do with the movement

All policy in Singapore is crafted by experts in their field. Even in China, all the politburo members (the guys in charge of the country) have STEM degrees. Xi for example is an Industrial Engineer