One thing that may be influencing optimism about the future is the fact that the job market is tilted in favor of job seekers right now. I know this is an anecd

One thing that may be influencing optimism about the future is the fact that the job market is tilted in favor of job seekers right now. I know this is an anecdote, but I have coworkers who are quitting and seeing vast increases in their salary because the job market in tech is tight and is seemingly not getting any looser anytime soon. Now, they weren't earning table scraps before, but when you have people earning 20k to 60k more, that has a really big impact upon how you view the future.