Besides, it's not like getting a CS degree doesn't mean getting acquainted with all layers of the stack. They still teach assembly, C, CPU architecture, low lev

Besides, it's not like getting a CS degree doesn't mean getting acquainted with all layers of the stack. They still teach assembly, C, CPU architecture, low level networking, etc. It's just that most people rather specialize in something far less tedious. And there's definitely more areas to pick from today than had ever been before.