Maybe just for now?
Imagine if China start hiring all the laid off engineers. The US companies would need to start hiring again, paying even more than the first round.
> Cool but who is going to support me while this happens?
I don't know. Is this some arrangement you have had in your life? Being supported by others wasn't never an option for me, I will not expect to be the case now that my chosen career doesn't look as great anymore. I live frugally (after losing everything creating a startup) and saved most of my salary in the past 5 years tho which now gives me some space to breath and plan for the next breakthrough. If things get better again, you should use the current terrible position you are in as a reference to also save most of your salary if you get a good job in tech.
Of course it was never an option, how can you even ask. We the men either provide or are thrown aside, as you are well-aware.
Mine was a bit of a snarky question admittedly. As said above (and I just noticed I made a typo or a grammar mistake, not sure which of both as I typed on the phone), I get your idea but nobody cares how are people supporting themselves during transitional periods. :(
