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Yes? Network shops are screwed long term, indies are growing but not fast enough, so it’ll be like this unless a lot of people opt out of the industry or someone figures out a new way to market that puts wind in our sails.
That said, the whole industry doesn’t need to be healthy for you to carve out a career, it just might be a little less profitable and pleasant. So just look out for you and try not to worry. Things always work out.
Yeah, sure. But what would you consider better advice? Randomly panic? Quit and find a new career when every other profession is also facing the same market pressures?
My larger point is that a lot of the discussion on this app frames things in black and white terms. I graduated in 2008 and the industry was considered “cooked” then. It’s always getting worse. There’s always panic. Doesn’t mean you can’t carve out a pretty great career.