> I think partly DNS and the core protocols may seem confusing to younger people in the industry because so much stuff “just works” now.
Younger people aren't dumber than old one, they build even more complex stuff on top of these old abstractions.
Younger people aren't dumber than old one, they build even more complex stuff on top of these old abstractions.
The value of deeply understanding all 7 layers has diminished because generally things are standardized and work well so it’s not required. This frees up some calories to work on higher level stuff like LLMs. That’s good.
It’s also good to encourage some people to understand the wisdom of the ancients in case SHTF.