Vladimir Woooo wee people are in a tizzy about this over on Reddit! I (fortunately) didn't actually see all of this go down, but I would have had the same response!
It's a humble reminder that the internet isn't real and everything we've built on Upwork could be gone in the blink of an eye. We need to diversify where leads and income is coming in from.
I always worry about Upwork going down and losing the lovely reviews from clients that I've got over the years. I have a Testimonials document that I copy and paste the reviews into, just in case anything happens. That way, I can eat a tub of ice cream salted with my own tears while reading nice things that clients have said about me. π
It's best to be prepared!