I think that if you try to answer the question "what % of the tech world is truly essential", you ALSO have to consider that everyone is on a career path. Peop

I think that if you try to answer the question "what % of the tech world is truly essential", you ALSO have to consider that everyone is on a career path. People don't end where they start. Sometimes you get lucky and have an opportunity to do something really worthwhile. The thing is, when that happens, it's often the result of series of career "stepping stones" which are often not very worthwhile when looked at in isolation. Many of the folks who were terminated from Google, I think, will use the connections and experiences gained at Google to do really essential work. Maybe not this week, maybe in years or decades. It's not wasted, if the individual makes the best of it.