From the outside looking in, it seemed like tech was very much always about making assloads of money. Hell, Uber started in 2009 and was, in my opinion, plainly about making money regardless of the consequences and impacts.

I think the difference I'm seeing, again from the outside, is that (a) people who don't eat, sleep, and breathe tech are entering the field because it pays well, and (b) the people who do finally took notice that their passion is a trap (a well paying trap, but a trap nonetheless).