I would rather recommend ignoring people who automatically follow every latest fad without much thought, especially to those who dare call themselves “engineers”. Learn both and make an informed decision. The new shiny thing is not better just because it is new and shiny, especially when it's just an abstraction over the old thing.
Not too long ago people who refused to be dragged into the blockchain circus were called luddites by some. Now no-one even remembers that, the industry has moved on to another buzzword du jour. Not every change for the sake of change is “progress”, there are more dead-ends that lead nowhere than things that stick with us for a long time.
Also: old men make the world go brrr, it's not an insult as you seem to think it is. I wonder what the Linux kernel folk would say to your insinuations, if they had time to waste here. Or the OpenBSD guys who are much more conservative still.
Not too long ago people who refused to be dragged into the blockchain circus were called luddites by some. Now no-one even remembers that, the industry has moved on to another buzzword du jour. Not every change for the sake of change is “progress”, there are more dead-ends that lead nowhere than things that stick with us for a long time.
Also: old men make the world go brrr, it's not an insult as you seem to think it is. I wonder what the Linux kernel folk would say to your insinuations, if they had time to waste here. Or the OpenBSD guys who are much more conservative still.