This is very insightful, thanks. I'm currently in the middle ground where I still want mentoring from the technical leads on some things, but I also have enough

This is very insightful, thanks. I'm currently in the middle ground where I still want mentoring from the technical leads on some things, but I also have enough seniority to be mentoring new hires. You've articulated the way I think our tech leads are often not great at explaining themselves, while also giving me something to think about when passing on information to newbies.