11 points | by bookofjoe 6 hours ago ago
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/tech-layoffs-bli...
Note these two URLs in the article
https://8cmbykf0.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww....
What's with the awstrack.me prefix
Is someone tracking who follows these URLs pointing to Blind threads
Imagine how people in less lucrative occupations feel. Some perspective is always nice.
> Imagine how people in less lucrative occupations feel
To be fair, SWEs are facing a unique concentration of employment and wage-growth headwinds at the median.
STEM was the hope and yeah, that was a gaslight too
Yea, STEM used to be the safe bet. Now even that is also wonky
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/tech-layoffs-bli...
Note these two URLs in the article
https://8cmbykf0.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww....
https://8cmbykf0.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww....
What's with the awstrack.me prefix
Is someone tracking who follows these URLs pointing to Blind threads
Imagine how people in less lucrative occupations feel. Some perspective is always nice.
> Imagine how people in less lucrative occupations feel
To be fair, SWEs are facing a unique concentration of employment and wage-growth headwinds at the median.
STEM was the hope and yeah, that was a gaslight too
Yea, STEM used to be the safe bet. Now even that is also wonky