We really just need to figure out the paying for healthcare thing, and then get money out of politics, then America is undeniably the best place in the world to live.
me: 11 years experience with big tech on resume. Located in major tech city.
I get 1-2 new recruiters in my mailbox each week for different random startups. I haven’t acted on any so IDK what the process is really like, but it does seem like people are hiring. Almost 100% seem to be some sort of AI product. Senior Eng comp base seems to be in the 200-240 range plus however much worthless equity.
This tracks for me because I am a developer with a 4 year degree in a field completely unrelated to CS and I have never felt any of the stigma or othering from my coworkers on the measures you described.
Despite however Sam Seder or Hasan are seething about abundance, Ezra is right about needing to build more of everything. Yes there are also large problems around money and power that need to be resolved, but we do physically need more places to live in the areas people want to live.
A few more trains would be nice too.