How are you finding work/gigs as a SWE?
Needless to say the market is rough, I've been struggling for the last 2 years and I don't see way back in.
Niche local technology/ai communities seem to be places with a lot of alpha at the moment when it comes to jobs
My network has gotten me every job over the past 10 years, and probably will get me the rest of the jobs I'll ever have. I am fortunate to have gotten into the industry when I did (2013), if I didn't have time to build a network I would genuinely be screwed.
There aren't any, and the fight against bots, spammers and scammers is tiresome