The further I advance in hacking, the more I am convinced: cognitive mastery is now the skill.
It always was, but only at the top. Specialists spent years building domain knowledge until it stopped being the limit. What's remained to optimize afterwards, was the mind itself.
AI killed that curve. The ceiling specialists reached after a decade is now close to where you start.
The next top hackers won't be the ones who know the most. They'll be the ones who can operate their minds at full speed without burning out