Going from their sentiment, probably to be a father. The value you provide as an engineer changes, from being a 40-hr-per-week programmer for a company you may or may not have any personal connection to, to being a father to your child in whatever way you believe the world needs more of, and letting the machine program itself. That we should not get lost devoting a huge chunk of our entire life learning how to maintain an advertising system, just to earn the right to have a place to live in comfort.