Depends on where you work, obviously. In my organization (at a FAANG), people in their 40s are probably a (very slim) majority.

When layoffs happen, people project their fears and insecurities about their own fate by attempting to create perceived differences and virtues that separate them from those affected, mostly to convince themselves that their situation is different and it won’t happen to them. “Ha, those childish perks, and immature people working at those companies not shipping value.”

Read that as “I envied them before, but hopefully my suffering will be worth it if I don’t lose my job”.

It’s pretty sad and unpleasant to watch.