All being said, I have most sympathy towards engineers of all people. They don't get to call the shots, they do as they are told. 99% of the time by an extremely out-of-touch managers.
Managers and executives though? Those I do blame. Surely at this point it should be blindingly obvious their current strategy is not working.
Those engineers also chose to work in US big tech for the ridiculously high salaries that come with it. Having to deal with the problems resulting from that scale is just part of the deal.
Managers and executives though? Those I do blame. Surely at this point it should be blindingly obvious their current strategy is not working.