And how does a period of 10 years of successfully plodding along in "any" profession, perhaps writing code for an ad platform that enables $people to sell some

And how does a period of 10 years of successfully plodding along in "any" profession, perhaps writing code for an ad platform that enables $people to sell some $shit to $other_people, that are in the habit of buying things they don't need, make a person great? Doing work does not make a person great. It makes a person fed, clothed and housed, if the pay is decent. But that's about it.