Uncertainty about how erratic US domestic and foreign policy is going to become as a result of the election is probably going to drop spending on US products globally, including software and high tech. If HNers were unhappy about tech layoffs now, well, IMO the public just voted for someone likely to cause even more of them.
We'll see. However, that tactic of fear mongering and emotional manipulation only works for so long. You can only tell the American public the world is going to end so many times before they stop believing you.
