Do you see the irony in your post?

There is none.

You complain that the only thing keeping the system from being fully automated is users breaking things; isn't it obvious then that users breaking things is the very reason you have a job?. If it weren't by them 90% of your job would be done by a bunch of bash scripts running for free, and you would be unemployed.

Wrong. I am in the job I am in because it affords me ample free time and access to whichever industry I want to work in on a whime. A competent IT guy can get in the door just about anywhere and transition horizontally into practically any role desired because it affords access directly the command chain of a corporation as a necessity of the job itself - you always have the ear of the leadership and as such can move whichever way you please. It is a job chosen by people who have the mental aptitude to do whatever they desire and constantly strive for self-improvement by taking on new roles.

Your job is a support role. It doesn't accomplish anything by itself, it just allows other people to do their jobs effectively even if they aren't computer savy. Those that you call incompetent are the ones doing the actual work and allowing the company to make money.

And then? Police would have a tougher time doing their job without dogs - it doesn't mean they are equal to dogs. Nearly ever profession relies upon lower-lifeforms to conduct it's business - for IT guys those lower lifeforms happen to be lusers.

And yes, users will seem stupid for failing to grasp what to you seems obvious. But you do them a favor and don't judge them for that. You know why? Because that same favor is done to you every single day. By your trainer, if you step into a gym for the fist time and can't touch your toes (how can you let yourself go so bad?). By the woman in the clothing store (how can he not know the correct fit of his clothes?). By the vet (you really let your dog eat that?). By every single human whose job involves human interaction.

Um, no. I would not do someone a disservice to their own self-improvement by acting as though they are perfectly fine being incompetent, at anything. That is just fucking rude.

Plus, as a programmer who has designed front ends for websites and apps I can tell you that there's a great pleasure in dealing with the technical details so that users don't have to and

lol. I'm also a programmer of a bit over two decades and frankly if you tout "front ends for websites and apps" as your skillset - that's pretty sad, expand your horizons a bit.