Ask HN: When are we going to have a normal tech job market?

I got hired in my first tech role in 2019, and since then I feel so frustrated that the job markets always seem so topsy-turvy. We're either in a hiring freeze, frenzied hiring, or mass layoffs. None of these are good for meaningful lateral career growth. Hiring freezes mean you're stuck, frenzied hiring means you might get hired but not thoughtfully, and mass layoffs even though I wasn't affected are scary.