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2000, 2008, 2023: The boom-bust cycle is a constituent feature of capitalism.
Tech workers, the best time to unionize was 15 years ago; the second-best time is now.
Which is why big companies (incl. big tech) are going all-out to remove the practical ability, or even the legal ability, to do so. ex: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/10/starbucks-trader-joes-spacex-challenge-labor-board
Worse still, organizations that we thought were our allies are now showing their true colors: Why Is the ACLU Waging Class Warfare?
Incidentally, this cycle was originally identified by Marx and Engels, and it's been consistent since then.