Yea, I think much of the tech industry has really had it too cushy. The (internet) tech industry had 2 decades of nearly constant growth because it was a completely new thing to human civilization. But now it's all hitting maturity and the status quo is changing with it.

It's also why companies are desperate to sell AI as its currently the only visible avenue for further large growth to pump stocks.

Good one. Next you’ll tell me that I’m horribly under compensated for not getting huge amounts of equity when no one in my company gets equity.