I have yet to really come to terms with my extreme disappointment with the tech industry. Not just with the "techlash," but with many more personal things:
- burning out on being an open-source maintainer
- realizing that the browser industry is brutal and uncompetitive
- noticing how many tech influencers are just seeking out social media validation through Twitter or GitHub
- realizing that the frontend JS community is largely fad-driven rather than evidence-driven
I could go on