[grondilu]

Nobody can stay on the top during his whole life. Technology marches very fast and as we get older it's hard to keep up and compete with younger, more motivated brains. Everybody should expect that.

This guy should think about all the people that did not even have any skill or talent in IT in the first place. Or people that are not just very smart. They manage to live anyway. They get by. My advice is to do what you enjoy and not compare yourself with others. If that means your value on the employment market is low, so be it. Let programming be a hobby, not a job.