Well, I saw that systemic degradation with my very eyes, in every company I’ve worked… Quit my first job because they reduced team sizes, started demanding more speed, and basically told us “you’re on your own.”

Same happened at my second job, a start-up. Then, at my third, these unhealthy dynamics were already present, then got even worse…

I find it very hard to change my opinion that things have been getting worse and worse and worse over time. Capitalism may not have changed in itself, but people’s approach sure has… Faster for less money, always. And with every iteration, the goalposts keep being moved farther and farther from anything sane…