I see a lot of my own opinion in your post. I did not have similar feelings when I started the transition from college to SV about 6 or 7 years ago but have si

I see a lot of my own opinion in your post. I did not have similar feelings when I started the transition from college to SV about 6 or 7 years ago but have similar thoughts after going from project to project, company to company. Oddly from the outside most would look at my history as a good career. Learning the new thing no longer feels like tangible growth that will move things forward for me personally. I love software development but sometimes the ecosystem of work that surrounds it depresses me - PM, buzzwords, hype - to me its all pretty intellectually disengaging and tiring. Interesting creative solutions to real problems done with other genuinely technically minded people is inspiring but seems to be increasingly rare in terms of the pool of opportunities. Anyhow enough about me - I think you've answered your own question in the continued part. Id certainly like to see a similar ecosystem grow as you you've described it. Try to work toward that - helping empower other folks like yourself could be pretty energizing.