The push for MOAR over the past decade led to huge numbers of layoffs the past two years. Why?

Maybe leaders felt pressure to impress VC firms by hiring tons of developers. (No judgement, we get it.) Or they fell prey to the myth of industrializing software engineering.

The fact is, you can’t lay off someone you never hired. Simplifying can unlock a different way to solve for speed. So you can do more with less.