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So because of that, we should just blindly accept that the work conditions are extremely shitty, because "well it was their fault for trying to follow their dre

by stnmtn 7y ago

So because of that, we should just blindly accept that the work conditions are extremely shitty, because "well it was their fault for trying to follow their dreams!" I wish people didn't think like this

tastygreenapple 7y ago
We should accept that people have agency and are in charge of their own well-being unless they have diminished capacities. If they accept unfavorable working conditions because they like the stuff they work on, that's their business. I think a lot of people get exploited when they try to make a career out of their interests (it's harder to get into vet school than medical school for instance and vets are paid less than doctors), but I have to believe that it's worth it. It does bother me when people act as though they expect me to subsidize their hobbies, doubly so when they could pay for their own hobbies by making the small sacrifice of doing work that's compensated better but less appealing. Every video game dev who's unsatisfied with being a game dev is welcome to explore other opportunities.
awillen 7y ago
We should accept it in cases where the employees are easily able to leave (e.g. software developers). For people who have less mobility (e.g. minimum-wage factory workers), we have more of a responsibility as a society to ensure that they're protected. But if you choose to work in an environment that sucks even though you have the ability to leave, why should anyone worry about you suffering because of your own choice to stay?
antimatter 7y ago
From the article: > Artists who work on gory cinematics integral to games like Mortal Kombat suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Is it really someone else's fault if someone chooses to work on a game like Mortal Kombat and then complains about having to create graphics like this? Can we please introduce some agency into people's lives and stop constantly blaming society for issues?

by stnmtn 7y ago

tastygreenapple 7y ago

We should accept that people have agency and are in charge of their own well-being unless they have diminished capacities. If they accept unfavorable working conditions because they like the stuff they work on, that's their business. I think a lot of people get exploited when they try to make a career out of their interests (it's harder to get into vet school than medical school for instance and vets are paid less than doctors), but I have to believe that it's worth it. It does bother me when people act as though they expect me to subsidize their hobbies, doubly so when they could pay for their own hobbies by making the small sacrifice of doing work that's compensated better but less appealing. Every video game dev who's unsatisfied with being a game dev is welcome to explore other opportunities.

awillen 7y ago

We should accept it in cases where the employees are easily able to leave (e.g. software developers). For people who have less mobility (e.g. minimum-wage factory workers), we have more of a responsibility as a society to ensure that they're protected. But if you choose to work in an environment that sucks even though you have the ability to leave, why should anyone worry about you suffering because of your own choice to stay?

antimatter 7y ago

From the article: > Artists who work on gory cinematics integral to games like Mortal Kombat suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Is it really someone else's fault if someone chooses to work on a game like Mortal Kombat and then complains about having to create graphics like this? Can we please introduce some agency into people's lives and stop constantly blaming society for issues?