> Again.. we are running in circles, and this industry will never learn, because most “senior” people haven’t been around long enough.

And that likely won't change in our lifetime, given the rate of growth in demand for software: we literally can't create senior engineers fast enough for there to be enough to go around.

As an aside, I have the privilege of working with a couple of senior folks right now in my current gig, and it's pretty fucking fantastic.