Junior Dev Twitter/LinkedIn is purgatory and lessons to take into 2023

I don't agree with not marketing yourself as junior and "faking it until you make it". I believe this attitude is why entry level jobs say they have four years of experience requirements sometimes now, because people with no experience are "faking it". If you don't have experience, you don't have experience. You can't just make it up and hope that somehow you show up on the job like an experienced engineer. You will have holes and a lot to learn. Learning quickly and performing well might make the company not feel misled, but that doesn't happen in a lot of cases, hence the every growing entry level requirements to weed these people out. I'm a big fan of apprenticeships at the top tech companies as a pathway for your first job. Clear expectations, expected ramp up, turns into great top tier first job. This isn't advice for everyone, some people are exceptions and can get those full time jobs off the bat.