The article touches some of the core things I ponder when trying to keep on top of the latest and greatest in the tech world and deciding how to distribute my finite time and energy, and many issues resonated with my feelings on some of the high tech trends.
I disagree however that feeling like a fraud is a good thing (unless you are one) and strongly believe there are much better motivators for studying and being great at something than the fear of others being better than you. I think it is exactly this fear which is at the heart of what enables the emperor's new clothes syndrome to flourish.
Of course, in addition to the hype and buzz there are also a growing amount of authentic great new technologies, but you can't hope to learn them all. The best you can do is know about them so that you'll be able to retrieve them and dive deeper if and when they become relevant to something you need to implement.
I disagree however that feeling like a fraud is a good thing (unless you are one) and strongly believe there are much better motivators for studying and being great at something than the fear of others being better than you. I think it is exactly this fear which is at the heart of what enables the emperor's new clothes syndrome to flourish.
Of course, in addition to the hype and buzz there are also a growing amount of authentic great new technologies, but you can't hope to learn them all. The best you can do is know about them so that you'll be able to retrieve them and dive deeper if and when they become relevant to something you need to implement.