Abstraction levels in engineering are like octaves for vocalists. I think I know maybe 2-3 engineers with a range greater than 3 levels/octaves. Mine is not even 1 full level/octave 
And it’s not what I’ve “heard”. It’s what I’ve seen close-up or directly participated in across a variety of gigs.
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Yes, the field is flooded with pop culture programmers. The Woz’s of the world still exist & are out there (being known amongst the mere mortals as “unicorns”). Is the world better off with the field having been flooded with these passionless masses? Doubtful but it is what it is
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There’s too much to do for the bandwidth of the top talent. This has been true since at least the 80s. Most tech that has succeeded at scale has done so by figuring out how to leverage what *average* talent can do.
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