What was it like programming throughout the 2001 crash (from ex-FANG, DeFi dev)?

As someone who quit my job to go all in crypto (and DeFi), it seems mass adoption has been put off a few year with the recent UST blowup. Given I don't have enough to retire, I'm considering working at a regular old company for a while.

For the greybeards, what was it like working at an internet company throughout the Dot Com Crash?