Since I&#x27;m old and I went through the .com crash (I didn&#x27;t get to participate in the boom) I hope my input is valid. This feels like more of a correction than a disaster.<p>The job market has been super easy and mediocre workers have been commanding excessive salaries because of various socio-economic forces (high valuations and cost of living). At some point there had to be a cull of bad startups and workers. It&#x27;s unfortunate for the individuals and companies involved but I think in a couple years we will be through this and it won&#x27;t have been so bad.