> One of the biggest dysfunctions in tech over the last decade has been the rise of the product role and re-subjugation of engineers. This is absolutely correc

> One of the biggest dysfunctions in tech over the last decade has been the rise of the product role and re-subjugation of engineers. This is absolutely correct. Although your timeline is a bit off. In the 80s and 90s there was no such thing as a product manager. At least, I never met or heard of one. If any existed, they were rare as hens teeth. Engineering was driven by engineering. Thus craftsmanship mattered and it was a very fulfilling job. Engineers were expected to define the product and had the authority and responsibility to do it. The PMs started to appear in the 00s and spread like wildfire in the 2010s. Now they almost outnumber engineering. Engineers own nothing and are expected to like it.