[humanrebar]

I think there are plenty of things to learn throughout a career. I don't see why technical growth should get capped after 20 years of experience.

I do believe career growth stalls out at a certain point, though. But I chalk that up to organizational culture, not something inherent to tech work itself. There aren't clearly defined career paths where one would start out making bigger and bigger technical decisions as they gained more experience. You do see that career trajectory in management tracks, as one would manage more people and bigger budgets.