[entrepy123]

IMO, 996 is kind of a scam to get people to work less and therefore be less competitive.

Real silicon valley works 24/7, only taking breaks to sleep.

The more people that work only 996, the better people can do who work 24/7.

Unless this means hourly wage workers. In which case, is that really "silicon valley" working? In which case, yes, web search show that generally California caps that at 72 hours/wk in general. So, 12 hours/day with 1 day off makes sense.

What is the fuss? People do what they sign up for. You don't like it, do something else, inventing the alternative if necessary?

I would do it if the rewards were good, if it was fun, or if I had to.