> So getting laid off from a FAANG is like twice as bad as getting laid off from <other tech company>

Except you've had however long collecting an outrageous salary and stock that dwarfs 95% of people working in tech, much less other industries.

Yeah, it sucks for the people who are laid off, and I don't wish them ill or anything, but it's hard to have too much sympathy if they were financially irresponsible with their enormous compensation. I don't have a whole lot of sympathy for lottery winners who lose it all in 1-2 years, either.