ML is maybe a good example of a hot field that's sucking up the best as well as upper middle performing developers only to later spit them out when the meltdown

ML is maybe a good example of a hot field that's sucking up the best as well as upper middle performing developers only to later spit them out when the meltdown comes. That in itself may not be a problem if you get your foot in the door of a company you're happy at. On the other hand, if you're just hanging on it might be sobering to have to switch from Google to a smaller company in a more affordable region.