The stuff you're learning isn't outdated. It just might be more career-focused rather than front-page-hacker-news-or-reddit-worthy.
The example I like to bring up over and over again on HN is Union Pacific, because it is a great example. You will probably never see an article on the top of HN about railroad .NET or Java code, but it helps drive the US economy. (and they pay well. I have younger friends out of college that made $55 immediately and more experienced devs making $100K, which is insanely great compared to California given the cost of living differences. You're talking about owning the equivalent of a million-dollar CA home at 25 with cash to spare. )
The example I like to bring up over and over again on HN is Union Pacific, because it is a great example. You will probably never see an article on the top of HN about railroad .NET or Java code, but it helps drive the US economy. (and they pay well. I have younger friends out of college that made $55 immediately and more experienced devs making $100K, which is insanely great compared to California given the cost of living differences. You're talking about owning the equivalent of a million-dollar CA home at 25 with cash to spare. )