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> Enthusiastic artists always get fucked over and exploited by self-serving business people, that is the way things have been since the dawn of time I tend to
by danielbarla 4y ago
> Enthusiastic artists always get fucked over and exploited by self-serving business people, that is the way things have been since the dawn of time
I tend to think of this in terms of the economics of supply and demand - if the job is cool and fun, it likely increases supply of people wanting to do that job, driving prices down. It applies to plenty of other jobs as well, e.g. people working in zoos don't tend to get paid all that much.
- _aavaa_ 4y agoPrices however are not magically driven down. Those doing the hiring choose to pay less simply because they can get away with it.
- PradeetPatel 4y agoThe same could be applied to any work of passion, sadly they're over represented in the entertainment (games, film cgi, etc.) industry.
- randomcarbloke 4y agoget away with it? they don't need to pay more, talented people love the work and will do it at a lower price. Sit in a cube doing beige business-logic day after day in a tie...that sounds much less exciting...obviously it'll pay more because given the choice everyone is choosing game development.
- _aavaa_ 4y agoYes, getting away with it. If there were 100x fewer people who could do those roles, the fact that they still loved doing them had nothing to do with how much they were paid. Simply adding more candidates to the job pool does not magically make each person's contribution to the company worth less, they're still doing the same work. It's just that the business can get away with paying less since there are more people available, some number of which are willing to accept that lower amount. Again, there's no law of the universe that say more applicants = lower pay, or more pleasant working condition = lower pay. That is a choice businesses make. One made for the benefit of the company at the expense of its employees.