When you ponder the abstraction upon abstraction that a true "full stack" view of computation entails it induces vertigo. While somehow it "all works" in the e

When you ponder the abstraction upon abstraction that a true "full stack" view of computation entails it induces vertigo. While somehow it "all works" in the end it is retains the sense of miracle associated with any sufficiently complex engineering. But I wonder to what extend the complexity and difficulty of redesigning this early layer to meet evolving computational needs is what creates the current sense of stagnation.