It was certainly not ideal that the end of ZIRP and the emergence of AI occurred simultaneously.

But, even as someone who is "labor" the one thing I appreciate about the situation is that the level of bullshit in companies has significantly declined.

Everyone seems hyper focused and results oriented. Maybe just my bubble.

Yes, that is definitely just your bubble. I suppose the word “everyone” is doing an awful lot of lifting here, but I fail to understand how anyone could see the level of bullshit in companies declining.