I think your reaction is a typical one I see; but it leads to burnout as people spend some time and realize that the vast majority of the problems left are Real

I think your reaction is a typical one I see; but it leads to burnout as people spend some time and realize that the vast majority of the problems left are Really Hard Problems with a sociological element. We’ve solved all of the big problems that can be solved by a small team; most “innovation” these days is just folks reinventing a wheel they didn’t know existed (which speaks to the Really Hard Problem of even knowing when real innovation has happened or are just the bombastic claims of a charlatan, and there not being enough hours in the day to differentiate between the two at scale.)