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This crept up quite a bit during the pandemic and a lot of people just "powered through" which only exacerbated things. That had a compounding effect on which led to burnout and anxiety.

One left tech to join his brother in an outdoors adventure company where they rent/sell rafting and camping equipment and run tours.

I know another one who shutdown his zombie startup. Now he just manages his rental properties and runs a newsletter for a "ZeroHedge" type crowd.

No one seems to be getting rich but they seem much more fulfilled.