I'll venture a bet (not sure it's 100% true, but a fun idea to explore): sometime last year there was media hype about FAANG developers quitting their jobs to j

I'll venture a bet (not sure it's 100% true, but a fun idea to explore): sometime last year there was media hype about FAANG developers quitting their jobs to join crypto/web3 projects. Surely, ballooning crypto valuations played a large role in that, but part of it might have been driven by SV companies moving back to hybrid work schemes, while crypto projects have perfected the 'work-anywhere-you-want, literally' (just let us know which time zone) and 'we'll pay for everyone to get together in an actually cool location from time to time'-schedule.