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As software has become easier and faster to write, the demand for it has only increased, and salaries have gotten higher and higher. I see no reason this could

by yunwal 4y ago

As software has become easier and faster to write, the demand for it has only increased, and salaries have gotten higher and higher. I see no reason this couldn’t happen for animation. Studios demand more immersive, interactive experiences that require more and more detail. More animated content is generated. Every marketing team now needs 3D animators to make social media content, etc. This seems like the logical progression and doesn’t necessarily result in a loss of jobs.

coldtea 4y ago
>I see no reason this couldn’t happen for animation. Because software had room to grow into all industries - which huge ROI, applicable everywhere. Whereas animation has a capped target: it's content, of a specific type even, not a way to help other industries generate profit, like software is.
- yunwal 4y ago
  In a world where everyone is basically always consuming content I don’t really see this as a hard cap. Even if you’re not mindlessly scrolling through social media or watching Netflix, you still might be watching tutorials for work, or talking on slack, where we already use gifs and emojis. It’s definitely possible that animation eats the world, it would just have to move further down the spectrum from content to regular communication.
- qualudeheart 4y ago
  Economic growth has plenty of upside. I’d not be surprised to see 5-10% yoy economic growth as we approach the AGI frontier.
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bradknowles 4y ago
I see the animation industry as being very similar to the VFX industry, and the famous case of Rhythm & Hue winning an Oscar award for what they did on the movie "Life of Pi" in the same year they went bankrupt and out of business. The industry will still be there. But how much money you can make, and how many people you can afford to have on the payroll, that will diminish. I think Corridor Crew is showing this effect with virtually every post to their YouTube channel.

by yunwal 4y ago

coldtea 4y ago

>I see no reason this couldn’t happen for animation. Because software had room to grow into all industries - which huge ROI, applicable everywhere. Whereas animation has a capped target: it's content, of a specific type even, not a way to help other industries generate profit, like software is.

yunwal 4y ago
In a world where everyone is basically always consuming content I don’t really see this as a hard cap. Even if you’re not mindlessly scrolling through social media or watching Netflix, you still might be watching tutorials for work, or talking on slack, where we already use gifs and emojis. It’s definitely possible that animation eats the world, it would just have to move further down the spectrum from content to regular communication.
qualudeheart 4y ago
Economic growth has plenty of upside. I’d not be surprised to see 5-10% yoy economic growth as we approach the AGI frontier.

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bradknowles 4y ago

I see the animation industry as being very similar to the VFX industry, and the famous case of Rhythm & Hue winning an Oscar award for what they did on the movie "Life of Pi" in the same year they went bankrupt and out of business. The industry will still be there. But how much money you can make, and how many people you can afford to have on the payroll, that will diminish. I think Corridor Crew is showing this effect with virtually every post to their YouTube channel.