This sort of intelligent reflection on personal experience makes for valuable comments. Particularly good: "You see this question of 'can you see yourself as a

This sort of intelligent reflection on personal experience makes for valuable comments. Particularly good: "You see this question of 'can you see yourself as a programmer when you are 50' does not have much to do with ageism or the labor market but about people's inner feelings and desires. Some people are horrified to see themselves as programmers when they are 50, not because of the market but because they secretly loathe it." I hope you do get back into engineering, and write about it.