Seems so many people are against working on anything, but their technical competence.
I feel like this is just another skill to learn and easy way to set yourself apart from other people. Especially if others don't like to do it. I want to be both likeable and technically competent.
A large majority of people already have passable social skills. What they object to is working to master the fake social interactions you see business people, HR etc engage in. And when HR select for social skills they don't select for what you mean, they select for the HR definition of social skills, this is the part people don't like and what they want changed.
For example, the algorithm technical interview ensures the candidate has enough social skills to ask questions, explain their thought process and talk about technical solutions without getting angry even when stressed. That is all you need from your software engineers.
I feel like this is just another skill to learn and easy way to set yourself apart from other people. Especially if others don't like to do it. I want to be both likeable and technically competent.