Thomas Shey
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To actually post something directly relevant to the thread, I think others have had the right of it: there's too many people of at least competent capability willing to do the work for too little for there to be much pressure for pay to be raised much.
Of course, you can legitimately ask the question of whether the RPG market is one of those that, in a sense, shouldn't exist. What I mean by that is there are classes of business in many places that can only function at all because they're to one degree or another, free-riding on the backs of underpayed employees; what the public is willing to pay is, essentially, not enough to keep a real market with proper pay alive. I'm of more than one mind what should be done about that kind of situation.
Of course, you can legitimately ask the question of whether the RPG market is one of those that, in a sense, shouldn't exist. What I mean by that is there are classes of business in many places that can only function at all because they're to one degree or another, free-riding on the backs of underpayed employees; what the public is willing to pay is, essentially, not enough to keep a real market with proper pay alive. I'm of more than one mind what should be done about that kind of situation.