I feel like the massive industrialization of software development has really squeezed a lot of this stuff out. The focus on the task at hand has really overwhel

I feel like the massive industrialization of software development has really squeezed a lot of this stuff out. The focus on the task at hand has really overwhelmed the broader holistic competencies folks used to have; the tension between efficiency versus holistic expertise has gotten so far to one side that the struggle isn't even visible in most places. I'd love so much to see cool come back. To see companies be, hey, yeah, we do encourage (and will help) you to run good systems that you can get better at, systems that form a worthwhile ecosystems. Not everyone needs the passion & drive for Linux-as-channel-to-self-enrichment, but it is a path and there should be way more workplaces where you re brushing shoulders with others also interested in & engaging those paths.