I am sceptical that burnout has become very en vogue.
I also think this why immigrants are eating locals' breakfast (so to speak). I do a lot of hiring & (very anecdotally of course) burnout is almost exclusively a topic of developed countries' software engineers. So much so, that I don't like hiring them (DACH region/Austria/Germany lately). And yes; I believe work life balance is important.
Low wages and poor social mobility makes you unable to care about your mental wellbeing, how surprising.
Yes, burnout is a rich country problem, because you otherwise kill yourself at the task because you can't afford not to. Give Vietnam western european wages and within 10 years, burnout will also be a talked about problem. Just because you don't have time to look at something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
I also think this why immigrants are eating locals' breakfast (so to speak). I do a lot of hiring & (very anecdotally of course) burnout is almost exclusively a topic of developed countries' software engineers. So much so, that I don't like hiring them (DACH region/Austria/Germany lately). And yes; I believe work life balance is important.