> But deep down devops are developers who just want to get their thing running, so they'll google/serveroverflow their way into production without any desire to learn the intricacies of the underlying system. So when something breaks, they're SOL.

Depends on the devops team. I have worked with so many devops engineers who came from network engineering, sysadmin, or SecOps backgrounds. They all bring a different perspective and set of priorities.