I think the article has flawed framing and it is rather sensationalist journalism in that respect. I disagree that, even in that flawed frame, that the main que

I think the article has flawed framing and it is rather sensationalist journalism in that respect. I disagree that, even in that flawed frame, that the main question has been answered. Even if the cause of layoffs is not copycat behavior, the article attempts to argue that the use of layoffs (as opposed to cutting wages, etc.) is copycat behavior. And it does feel convincing in the sense that it seems like many companies are choosing to respond to a problem in an identical way, which rather undercuts the tech industry's claims and culture of innovation and disruption and out of the box thinking.