> I think we who are already in tech have this gleeful fantasy that new tools impair newcomers in a way that will somehow serve us, the incumbents, in some way.

> I think we who are already in tech have this gleeful fantasy that new tools impair newcomers in a way that will somehow serve us, the incumbents, in some way. Well put. There’s a similar phenomenon in industrial maintenance. The “grey tsunami.” Skilled electricians, pipefitters, and technicians of all stripes are aging out of the workforce. They’re not being replaced, and instead of fixing the pipeline, many factories are going out of business, and many others are opting to replace equipment wholesale rather than attempt repairs. Everybody loses, even the equipment vendors, who in the long run have fewer customers left to sell to.