[mc32]

I think there was a time when people who generally went for MBAs started going into CS and other majors angling to get into a tech company. There was also a coincidental proliferation of tech “bootcamps.” I think that’s when things tilted away from technology as a way to improve things to a vehicle to greater riches.

[landedgentry]

I think the 2008 recession and its aftermath redirected many "Wall Street people" to Silicon Valley.