Calling somebody a wannabe systems engineer is unneccessarily antagonistic.

I know it's not anyone's fault exactly, but the current state of systems in general is an absolute shit show. If you care about what you do, I'd expect you to be cheering that we just might have an opportunity for a renaissance.

Moreover, this kind of thinking is incredibly backward. If you were better than me then, you can easily become much better than I'll ever be in the future.