Everyone’s recent realization that the…

Everyone’s recent realization that the software industry has been living in a vibes-based alternate reality makes me wonder if the tech sector of the 2010s won’t be remembered the same way we think of finance in the 1980s. A gold rush typified by unbridled greed, lavish excess, and excessive risk.

Moral bankruptcy slowly giving way to literal bankruptcy.

2.0k likes · March 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM UTC

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