This is just a throwaway comment, however I went from a tech job to a manual labor job to a tech career and back to a career that involves actuality and building and doing real things. Technology should have been our path to a brighter future. It's as you described. Smartfags. They are their own enemies. That industry is eating itself. Learn how to do for yourself, be it software or hardware and ally with those who have real skills and produce tangibles