[namuol]

I never disagreed that the overall quality of the code has gone down; I meant to suggest that such an observation misses the point.

Open Source is now much more accessible, and I think that's a good thing.

It used to be that if you wanted to own a car, you needed to basically have the knowledge of a mechanic. Now any "idiot" can own and operate a car. Is that such a bad thing? Cars are for getting you from A to B, remember?

There is arguably more mediocre code out there in the public eye now, thanks to GitHub. Is this bad? I'm not sure. But don't tell me that GitHub has made it more difficult for you to make software of the same quality as the stuff from 20 years ago.

Furthermore, why do I need to "choose" one of the options you gave? I don't care if I'm "junior" or "senior".

TL;DR: I just want to get my work done like everybody else. It's a matter of practicality; not honor.