During the early stages of the Great Depression, the average age of workers went down as economic costs mounted in keeping the older, less efficient, more compensated workers employed. This simultaneously led to increased mechanization by factory owners and the creation of social security by the federal government. I can't help but noticing the potential for the same pattern here. It feels like we've reached Bronze Orientation Day for Silicon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O6jbZ_fdrY