I'm seeing lots of writing about how the tech layoffs demonstrate that "tech leaders hate labor". And I can't disagree with that.But at a basic level, tech leaders have always been incentivized to do one thing: create narratives that influence investors and other market forcers to assign greater value to the company. It's rarely about numbers; it's about a story that attracts. And the latest story that's effective in this manner is the need to reduce labor costs.