[jpttsn]

This is a funny self-own, what am I missing?

Timing v. trends: - big game studios are already reviled as lazy, bloated - nimble indies are hitting a lot of records - gen. AI coming for many studio roles - employees have lower friction to be entrepreneurial

It’s like if home cooking and self checkout were going really strong and then the restaurants workers picked that time to riot for higher wages

[zamadatix]

If things are really on the downtrend for the business while the industry is in various uptrends (in reality, GTA V is doing as great as ever and the anticipation around the GTA VI release dominates the industry) it still makes sense to push for quality working conditions for however long it makes sense for the business to be hiring people the same as it does when the business is doing well.

Pay related items also seem to be a small portion of what's being pushed for change.