I don't think you're necessarily wrong re: difficulty getting prestigious post docs after graduating from a young lab in a newer field, but I think you're way o

I don't think you're necessarily wrong re: difficulty getting prestigious post docs after graduating from a young lab in a newer field, but I think you're way overselling it's importance. The fundamental issue is the field is not growing (very much). Each professor will graduate 20-50 students over their career, but only one will get their job when they retire (on average).