I agree with your points about it's never been easier to learn. But I personally think that needs to be balanced with the notion that I don't think things have

I agree with your points about it's never been easier to learn. But I personally think that needs to be balanced with the notion that I don't think things have ever been this complex before. The last 5 years or so have seen an explosion (cambrian?) in the number of tools and platforms in use - most of which are immature to put it politely. By the time failure modes of these new tools are well understood and fixed, the market has moved on to the next new hotness. The knowledge and experience of old grizzled Unix greybeards of the past might've been harder to gain, but it seemed to have served them for much longer before becoming obsolete.