Same. I recently got into scheme/lisp and got a newfound inspiration. Seems like older folks were on a better path which got as time passed by more and more corrupted.
I really have to really give lisp a chance sometime. Right now, next on my language list are zig and nim. Crystal could be interesting too!
The really amazing part, is last time I looked - most software developers _leave tech_ after 10 years. This guy has managed to keep the passion over 5x that long!