...until employers start asking you to work on every buzzword of the month.
> A strong technical background and experience comes with age
No. You can be aware or unaware of hype at any age and experience.
This is absurd. Do you do everything your boss tells you to?
It's incredible that some employers survive long enough to chase the next fads, which only proves my point.
Ultimately, if I want to keep collecting paychecks, I kind of have to. You can only push back on dumb ideas so much, sometimes you have to let some of the less dangerous ones through, or you get labeled as the cranky pessimist douche.