Yeah the base requirement has gone up. So more training/schooling is required.
Imagine when jobs started adding the requirement entry level positions require ability to read? That cut out so many people when that requirement was added yet the economy survived
I think the base requirement to compete will keep going up. We already have AI models that can debug and audit code better than the best humans.
You used to have a career as a software engineer or devops person if you were good at debugging. Today, I challenge you to take any past production outages, toss the traces into Claude Fable, and see if it finds the bug faster than humans can.
I think this is the way the rest of white collar labor goes.
That requirement should probably make a comeback.