The economy isn't just a single lump. There's a severe shortage of competent technical talent that we're all familiar with. If someone expects to make 80k and

The economy isn't just a single lump. There's a severe shortage of competent technical talent that we're all familiar with. If someone expects to make 80k and they haven't updated their skills since the 90s, yeah they're gonna get laid off to make room for someone who can hack it. There's still a need for that someone. Artificial scarcity isn't a good thing for the industry.