[relaxing]

Google AI summary says:

> As of December 2024, Meta Platforms had 74,067 full-time employees. This is down from 67,317 in 2023

lol. At least Gemini doesn’t make the same mistake for its makers:

> As of 2024, Alphabet, Google's parent company, has 183,323 full-time employees

Of course that’s total headcount, I couldn’t find figures for just US based SWEs.

And in the US alone there are something like 200-400k SWE+IT job openings and 7M openings across all sectors.

Verdict: after the dust settles, it would be a net benefit for everyone to get those bright minds working on real problems.