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I think every senior dev today should maintain the stance that if nobody will employ us, we should compete. If I ever end up in a position where I’m unemployed, I’m going to just use my skills to segment and dilute the market because idle hands and all.

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Absolutely, that mindset is powerful. If no one’s hiring, then build, ship, and disrupt. The barrier to entry for launching products is lower than ever, and experienced devs have the rare combo of technical ability and market awareness to actually make an impact fast.

Plus, there’s a kind of poetic justice in turning rejection into innovation.

What kind of product or niche would you go after if that time ever came?

The entire gig economy developed through apps like Uber look weak to me. It would be really easy to make a competing app that gives more negotiating power to the drivers for their fares. Also I don't need a % based processing cut, I just need $1 - $5 per ride, flat rates feel better for both end users involved in that type of product. The marketing campaign should be easy for this too.

Edits: ugh typos

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