It's a supply/demand problem. There's an endless number of of people who want to be animators, but relatively few positions. So the pay is crap. This further r

It's a supply/demand problem. There's an endless number of of people who want to be animators, but relatively few positions. So the pay is crap. This further reduces the budget of productions so that all kinds of junk can be produced at rock bottom prices and still have a chance at making money. And let's be honest, the vast vast majority of anime is utter crap. If things were different however, anime might end up as a more hit-driven industry the way Hollywood productions (or heck even startups) are.