Unfortunately we are shovelling so much in at the top of the stack these days, that while the foundations change much more slowly, there is just so much more to learn. And let's face it, low level or systems programming is just not as attractive and "shiny" as the latest web tech fad or creating a AI/crypto web startup, so I can see why the younger generations go for that instead of the foundational stuff, even if it's dissapointing.

Some of us old-timers are very happy digging around in the basement levels while the web stack grows ever upward.