Totally agree with all these points. This is my favorite answer so far.

I’d like to emphasize the people aspect point.

It seems like the more experience you gain, the more you realize you’re not in the business of 1s and 0s, you’re actually in the business of people

Want to ditch that oracle DB? You can’t do it with code, you need to influence someone.

Want a requirement to disappear, you need to explain why it can be solved another way.

Want to get better at what you do? Work WITH someone and learn their keyboard shortcuts, design patterns, ways of thinking & command line fu