I guess the closest feeling I've had to what you're describing is someone being condescending around matters that are considered non-technical? A PO or Manager

I guess the closest feeling I've had to what you're describing is someone being condescending around matters that are considered non-technical? A PO or Manager essentially treating dev's like entitled children who can't focus on getting the job done. My only counter however, is that this often is the case, and the manager is right that the very overpaid engineer essentially sucks at self-management. Or maybe management as a whole has simply realised that they need to gaslight engineers into thinking their required, or maybe a generation of engineers have been promoted into a role they're unsuitable for. All possibilities, all likely.