My certs are current, Sonny. I expect the prevailing wage for people with my skill set. Being nearly 58 is my only sin.
As I said, you will face it some day if you live long enough.
Welp obviously there’s no/little demand for your skill at your payrate. I’ve already been there, I moved to my current city with barely the change in my pocket and worked my way up to my current position. I had to adapt and “think outside the box” and I certainly didn’t spend all day whining in a forum. “Woe is me, woe is me.”
Time for a change.
Or go for a government job, they are almost entirely secure.
I’m just not a fan of self-pity, sorry. And I speak from experience as someone who had that mentality for too long.
Everyone competes for jobs. Including you.
So you have to deal with it.