Maybe we should start with not being exploited no matter what you want to work? Advocating for terrible working conditions in whatever sector is insanity.
I'm not advocating for them. I'm saying that you'll never fix them as long as you keep playing ball and taking the abuse like a little bitch because working in game dev is your
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If you're a software dev worth a shit, you have options, you have leverage. Use it. People working low-skill jobs are the ones in real trouble, but they don't bitch, whine and moan anywhere nearly as much as game devs. That's why I'm not shitting on Amazon warehouse workers who complain about being abused, but also why I will never miss an opportunity to dunk on game devs who do the same.
This is so funny, there are areas on tech where companies are pleading for you to work with them, because the shortage of labor (at least before coronachan), while other areas like videogames, developers are treated like workhorses soon to go to the soap factory and those doofus tolerate that shit for some reason. People should do a bit of research before seeking a career path, the worse thing you can do, is this attitude "I will have someone to pay for mah dreams.", then this someone dictate the rules and surprise, surprise, those rules work for them not for you. Even worse, the retards push for unionizing, unions amd regulation are only useful to give jobs for indians and chinese, they surely love western unions they are the best at protecting their jobs.