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Hiring methods of top software firms are heavily tuned for eliminating false positives at expense of lots of false negatives. This works alright because there was also a massive boom in the industry which meant you could just apply to 30 high paying jobs and would surely get some offers if you knew what you were doing. If this system gets 10 times more competitive even the most competent engineer will suffer quite significantly.
I've been through dotcom crash and the Great Recession. It wasn't fun, but not only the industry survived - all competent people who I know not only found jobs, but prospered and advanced. It is true that one may suffer temporary setback and find oneself temporary unemployed or financially disadvantaged, but I think the demand for competent engineers is still strong. Maybe not with over 500k salary, but I think it is possible to eke out a modest living on something like 5x median national salary too.
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