This happened once before, during early 2000s tech bubble burst, as was immortalized in the web comic The Joy of Tech:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geekculture.com&#x2F;joyoftech&#x2F;joyarchives&#x2F;288.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geekculture.com&#x2F;joyoftech&#x2F;joyarchives&#x2F;288.html</a>