I think what you're saying 1) was very true 5 years ago and 2) is likely accurate to your part of the world. The story of the mid sized SV company moving back

I think what you're saying 1) was very true 5 years ago and 2) is likely accurate to your part of the world. The story of the mid sized SV company moving back to hardware is becoming more and more common. Outside of that US tech bubble, millions of companies still use data centres regularly. Now if you're providing advice to someone in the US tech industry around the SV area (West I think?) maybe that's valid, but thee are many countries and millions of companies where those skills are useful. The OP is in Sweden, where that may or may not reflect your experience.