I know for a fact that it has gotten simpler. Which means that the number of people who can do a version of the thing i’ve been doing most of my life got way way way bigger in the last couple years.

Sure, not everybody can do it - i take your point. But the dynamic between can and can’t has changed. Projects I wouldn’t take on because they were too much work for not enough reward have become something I can pop off in a couple hours. People who know nothing about coding but a lot about their specific need can build complex apps in days.