A lot of seniors also realize that once you build a large enough network of former bosses and colleagues you can actually just open a consultancy shop and contr

A lot of seniors also realize that once you build a large enough network of former bosses and colleagues you can actually just open a consultancy shop and contract for larger companies. My point being that just because they are not founding "one-dev startups", senior devs are much more commonly transitioning to self-employed/contracting arragements where they are setting their rates.