marurun wrote:Individual shows just don’t have the same value, however, unless they are showpieces for a particular streaming service. Syndicated content is dying (if it isn’t already dead) and the mass viewership of old simply doesn’t exist for TV shows.
Personally, i do not think any one watches TV any more besides news and live shows. I can watch whatever I want whenever I want for pretty cheap, why should I sit on a chair and be tied to an exact airing time of a specific show I want to see? I will watch it when I have time for it. None the less, I must admit, when shows were scarce and your only option was their airing time they really had a different "taste" to them.
Limewater wrote:It's similar with video game development. It's a job people would happily do for free, and plenty of people DO for free. Here's a quote from a person I know who graduated DigiPen and went into that field for a while: "Don't go into video games, the "psychic benefits" are so high that people get treated like shit knowing there are a fuckload of like Full Sail grads who they can just work (unpaid) overtime to make up for the lack of quality."
It's also similar for dance, music, and acting, unless really, really successful.
I do not want to sound "negative" but honestly, all these areas are tough to make money in. You can but probably some one else is already filled the position in.
Speaking of free videogame development, I have not seen many free games except simple ones, otherwise the others all have some sort of monetization to them like freemium or ads but I have a lot of free apps like VLC and GrapheneOS.
marurun wrote:
One nugget of wisdom I've read is to do what you're good at. If you love it, great. If you don't, learn to at least be OK with it, because compounding your time and energy on what you're good at has the best chance to pay off. Besides, if you keep at that thing you're good at you'll develop an affinity for it. That doesn't mean DON'T do what you love, but maybe what you love is a better hobby than a career. So sure, learn to develop games, but if you don't have a particular talent for it, make sure you're also putting time and energy into something you DO have a particular talent for. Don't mistake loving something for being good at it, and don't ignore the stuff you're good at because it's not what you instinctively love.
agreed , got to secure yourself. Its better to live comfortably as an accountant over being a homeless painter. You can always keep it as a hobby or side income.