No matter what you learn, keep the foundation strong. Religiously follow the “First Principle”. For example, instead of learning tons and tons of web framework, try to learn the fundamentals of the language first and how networking works.

Try to understand the concept by yourself. Verify the inert knowledge. Don’t rush for the quantity. Take your time and build a strong root. Make time your friend.

I agree that not everyone should use it. But once one gets past the learning curve (understanding K8s resouces and how they work together), the experience of managing services is truly a delight: easy scaling, self-healing, Nginx ingress, etc.