You are both taking it too literally and not abstractly enough. The FACT is that you likely have a giant blindspot merely working "for the man" like you do tha

You are both taking it too literally and not abstractly enough. The FACT is that you likely have a giant blindspot merely working "for the man" like you do that ultimately and adversely affects the quality of your work. Or minimally limits how far you can (or SHOULD) ever advance without reaching your Peter Principle or Dunning-Kruger limits!