> "Why do you still want to learn low level code/hardware/ways of doing things? It seems the industry keeps moving towards higher level frameworks/hardware/products."
> ... someone has to build the world that the easier to understand, higher level pieces live in."
Ah I love reading that! Some people really enjoy watching other people use or get use out of something they built or helped build. Some people just like knowing that the things they built or worked on are useful to folks and make their days / lives a bit easier. Then there are folks like you who are content to know that exactly because nobody knows your work exists or knows that you worked on that work specifically pretty much means you've done a great job. I'm sure that's an entirely different type of good feeling of knowing the things you worked on were useful.
> ... someone has to build the world that the easier to understand, higher level pieces live in."
Ah I love reading that! Some people really enjoy watching other people use or get use out of something they built or helped build. Some people just like knowing that the things they built or worked on are useful to folks and make their days / lives a bit easier. Then there are folks like you who are content to know that exactly because nobody knows your work exists or knows that you worked on that work specifically pretty much means you've done a great job. I'm sure that's an entirely different type of good feeling of knowing the things you worked on were useful.