The utter state of programming

Ever feel like you're the only soul at your place of employment who "gets" it? The only one trying to do anything to reverse all of the technical debt, the only one who no longer programs like its 2003, the only one who wants to program like its 2048, the only one who actually gives a damn?

Why does it seem impossible to get everyone else to see the light?

1. Read

SICP

(or

HtDP

if

SICP

is too complex)
2. Read Goedel Escher Bach
That should be enough to understand xkcd and write programs.