I don't think you're that far off. When Elon's antics went public, there was a good article about how most other tech CEOs/managers wanted to replicate it. One

I don't think you're that far off. When Elon's antics went public, there was a good article about how most other tech CEOs/managers wanted to replicate it. One CEO felt a bit emboldened to crack down, but acknowledged that if he did what Elon did he'd likely lose everything. However, he said that it didn't really matter because Elon's actions have had an effect already by scaring workers and making them less likely to ask for more I don't think it's crazy to imagine that tech CEOs, investors, management, etc stand to benefit from tech workers being more scared to negotiate for more