I somehow envision working at some of the top tech companies in the world requires more than just being good at coding exercises. And more than just software engineers were let go at these companies…

I find this line of thinking interesting, but the sentiment in my social circles is not against SWEs at all. Is there a campaign going to make software engineers the facto scape goat of the current downturn ( and ads, and layoffs and ai taking everyone's job )? If so, it may be worthwhile to nip it in the bud.