> I realize I sound conspiratorial, but to be clear, I do not think they all got together and planned this. All it takes is a handful of big investors demandin

> I realize I sound conspiratorial, but to be clear, I do not think they all got together and planned this. All it takes is a handful of big investors demanding it. It doesn't take very many people to agree that the tech workers are getting uppity and need to be taught a lesson about their replacability, if it is the right people. Nor does it really take a conspiracy, because as the author points out, many of those people are quite open about it.