I'm at 200+ applications and only a few rejections, nothing else.

The job market is cooked.

Networking is the best way to get a job. If you aren't going to meetups or making connections, it's going to be much harder for you to find a job.

I say this as a very extreme introvert so I know the pain.

I'm in this picture

My experience as a junior software developer in Germany right now

it hits, man... it hits

I just got off a phone interview that didn't go amazing. I've done Zoom interviews before and those are less awful. Oh well, I've got another interview tomorrow for a job that's closer and pays more even if I did really want the tech repair job.