I agree with what some people say about starting your own business, having multiple streams of income if possible, etc. Literally the best thing you can do.
However, I also agree with those who say it's not that easy. First you got to some up with the idea, then you got to execute and execute every single mark.
Sometimes what ends up happening is the complexity that was handled by other people at the businesses you work for are now your complexity that you got to deal with. In a lot of ways you'll be doing more work than you would at just a regular job because now you're dealing with logistics that were abstracted away from you.
In terms of the current job market, this feels like The Great Regression. Companies over-leveraged on the talent and now they're pulling back taking things such as A.I, remote workers, large talent pool, etc. into consideration to optimize their efficiency. It's literally what a company/business does. There are so many alternatives and options available now to employers than there ever were before, but it'll come to a stable state at some point.
A lot of influx in CS grads is basically what STEM grads went through before the tech boom. Like in that other post I mentioned a lot of my classmates and friends through college didn't work in the fields they studied in the early 2010's. I know the game is to stay in tech because of salaries, but remember, due to your education and/or experience in the field there are other options as well that you'd be considered a prime candidate for in the meantime. You may be able to land multiple remote jobs doing non-software, chill work (that you can automate with your knowledge of writing software).
