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Im 50 soon.
I mean sure, I no longer have excitement for IT. Ive seen so many trends and ive seen us just spinning the wheels. We dont actually get anywhere. Things get more complex and it solves some problems and creates others.
When I was younger, I actually got excited about stuff in IT. So that has changed. But still, its possible to work and just have a ordinary job doing ordinary stuff. Dont need to get hired at Google. :)
Hey, similar feelings from me in a lotta ways, especially regarding the "churn" we see where continuing tech evolution makes our expected output rise in almost precise equilibrium with the rise in quality of life tooling and general sophistication we get to "enjoy" (and I mean, sincerely, some stuff like IaC has made irritating tasks joyfully painless in comparison to the ~~bad~~ ~~good~~ ??? old days ).
BUT! Something maybe we can all get a little excited about - in some important ways (Linux ecosystem, federation trends, self-hosting capabilities and enthusiasm, urgent global need to diversify cloud reliances) - FOSS is in a strikingly beautiful place today. It's never been more important, and it's never had a stronger, more diverse, and arguably more passionate array of people working hard to make great shit for us all.
Cheers and take heart!