> You are becoming complacent. I think that's just having a job. There's nothing inherently better about building than fixing. Hell, anyone can build somethin

> You are becoming complacent. I think that's just having a job. There's nothing inherently better about building than fixing. Hell, anyone can build something these days. You can get chatgpt to write you a fully functional bootloader without knowing a single bit of assembly or how booting operates. Being able to grasp and fix things is already the superlative talent worth hiring for. > But reliable car mechanics don't get paid a lot. The equivalent in our industry is worth a lot more money than someone who can only build. I think "building" is a lot closer to your analogy of using a word processor than "fixing" things is and you've got the reputation of the two skills completely swapped.