[hnfong]

This is great comment that offers great perspective.

Grumpy old devs often lament that their technology layer is being ignored by newer devs, but often forget that computing has a long history and many layers are built on top of each other. Nobody really understands all the layers from the top down to the semiconductor tech.

If your goal is to learn the tech at any layer, you can still do it; but most people just want to create products and technical knowledge is just a means to an end. Both are valid goals, and I think there's no reason for the former to be snobbish against the latter.