[vineyardmike]

> As long as tech companies remain fantastically profitable the culture will not change.

I think it’s slowly changing. Maybe not getting “boring” and stodgy but changing. The culture from fb and goog in 2005 of crazy perks like food is probably going away. It’s probably be replaced with new things, like WFH and super funded 401ks and cushy healthcare. It’s a sign of an aging workforce and a changing WFH first culture. Eg Google provided digital (and pricy) reusable Covid test kits to everyone during the pandemic.

[wobbly_bush]

To add to original poster's point - even with changing perks, wouldn't they always look different (better) than traditional industries like journalism? Even your examples would indicate to that.

[vineyardmike]

I personally don’t want to project an assumed emotion to the journalist, but my point would corroborate not undermine that argument.

Tech has always held a captive journalistic audience either in boom times as a North Star to the future, a scapegoat, or a villain. I don’t know how real people feel about tech tbh, but I imagine it’s now closer to how they feel about wall street than it’s ever been.