I find this so weird, I always feel like I have to at least a bird's eye view of how bits and bytes are flowing through the system. Not that a lot of boxes I don't just label as "magic", but at least I need to know the box exists
I'm having a difficult time picturing how these hypothetical juniors will fare without that underlying curiosity driving them forward. Likely they'll wash out of the industry or see enough success to be promoted to a management position.