[xp84]

People will always be willing to suffer (maybe even enough to skirt paternalistic regulations that were enacted to protect them) when there is such an imbalance of supply vs demand. “Everybody” wants to be a movie director or actor or make AAA games but few such positions are available. It’s not a delusion if it’s a known gamble. I admire them for it, tbh.

[h0l0cube]

> “As we’ve seen in other industries, in the early years, companies will burn through 20-year-olds like fuel to grow whatever business they’re in,” said Andrew. “But after a certain point, you’re going to either run out of people, or those who have been in the industry for a decade and now have kids just won’t stand to be treated that way any more.”

Union movements are on the rise because the status quo is a result of a power imbalance, not from necessity. If there are less movies with better VFX made by healthy staff, then so be it.

[JohnFen]

It's absolutely a gamble, and I hope that everyone entering the field is aware of that.

> I admire them for it, tbh.

Why? It's just rolling the dice. I don't see how it deserves admiration (nor does it deserve condemnation).

[xp84]

My admiration is just from knowing I'm too risk-averse to do it. I just admire the courage/determination.