The goal of the Big Tech layoffs is to bring workers to heel and cultivate an insecure workforce, as an official recession hasn’t hit the US or its tech sector (Brian Merchant/Los Angeles Times)

The goal of the Big Tech layoffs is to bring workers to heel and cultivate an insecure workforce, as an official recession hasn’t hit the US or its tech sector (Brian Merchant/Los Angeles Times)

Brian Merchant / Los Angeles Times:
The goal of the Big Tech layoffs is to bring workers to heel and cultivate an insecure workforce, as an official recession hasn’t hit the US or its tech sector  —  In Silicon Valley, the new year began as the last one ended — with tens of thousands of tech workers losing their jobs.