As I argued in the comments of "becoming a data scientist might be easier than you think", the attitude that entering the field is easy is dangerous because it is very untrue. I really wish there were more qualified people in the field (do you know how hard it is to hire?), but entering it without the proper knowledge doesn't help anyone.

I'm excited about what the future brings. Many industries has seen the value in data sciences, and Universities are following (see, e.g. Columbia's new data sciences institute).