I think the effects of tariffs and unemployment and everything are starting to be felt.
I've seen a small decline in busy days at local bars or restaurants. I also live near areas that depend on summer tourism, and that is way down.
Thing is, as that goes down, so do the revenues/employees. As that happens, places close or cut employees.
JFC this poor dev.
Luckily many of my jobs or clients don't like AWS and have gone elsewhere. One of my projects is self-hosted (with an off-site backup).
I wish this person the best moving forward, I didn't recommend AWS before, but I'll definitely make sure to push against it now.