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Same boat as you. It's been progressively worse over the years, I think it's a result of political polarisation happening in society.

I kind of solved it by building my own tech business and consulting if I need cash.

Building your own business can be draining if you're in startup mode - but if you're chill and not trying to risk half a million pursuing millions, you can do a nice small business that earn some money you can live on.

I needed to consult a few times because my side projects got destroyed by google (change in ad revenue) or stopped working for whatever reason. It's not ideal but you'd appreciate the shorter stints, compared to full time jobs. I can't stand most people in tech for more than 6 months, anyway.

I dipped my feet in in full time employment, but that was mainly to collect paternity benefits and because with small kids it's harder to do all the things you need to run a business.

I have more than a few friends who are equally tired of the environment. Maybe we should start a company for developers who hate the tech scene?

Best of luck!