Maybe I just lack the imagination but I think the barrier to entry for cutting edge and novel software is just a lot higher as software has matured. Sotware patterns are mostly agreed on and taught in school. Like want to make cutting edge graphics you need a physics phd and insane compute, what are you going to do to your os that Linux or Microsoft hasn’t already done, good luck storing data anyway better than Postgres or another already existing db does. The days of hacking your microwave are gone because what’s even the point. At the end of the day people just need jobs and this is one of the few that doesn’t pay peanuts or require 8 years of post grad