Yeah that's basically me.
Feels like unless your entire career is absolutely spotless you're just lost in the pile. Job gap? Non-big-tech job? Anything slightly different than the exact stack they're using? You're lucky to get a rejection email.
If I ever go back I guess I need to lie a lot more
Probably won't even take that long. They're irritating self-righteous deeply malicious freaks, and it's obvious for normies to see. They're only powerful because they face no organized opposition. Unfortunately both parties are intent on keeping it that way, but I do think they'll ultimately fail at that.