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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8471527" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Yes...ish. Look, there are different factors that go into this. As you point out later, what we are willing to do when we are young and what we can put up with when we're old (NOT KIDS ON OUR LAWNS) is very different.</p><p></p><p>But there are other factors as well- can you telecommute or do work from home? Are you living in the city, or are you working somewhere else? </p><p></p><p>I think that a part of it is that people are unprepared for how little TTRPGers make ... as opposed to many other "learned white collar jobs." But that's also because they are considered .... "fun." </p><p></p><p>If you're writing dry technical manuals, you will be paid more than a TTRPG writer (most likely). Just like if you're a coder for financial transaction software, you're going to be paid more (a lot more) than if you want to code videogames. </p><p></p><p>More importantly, like a lot of people with college degrees, they realize that their career paths are not going to be that lucrative- but that's not just TTRPG designers. People don't make a lot of money in a LOT of occupations, and increasingly, you need a college degree just to get a job in a lot of low-paying fields. </p><p></p><p>Yeah- TTRPGs don't pay that well. But they are not unique.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8471527, member: 7023840"] Yes...ish. Look, there are different factors that go into this. As you point out later, what we are willing to do when we are young and what we can put up with when we're old (NOT KIDS ON OUR LAWNS) is very different. But there are other factors as well- can you telecommute or do work from home? Are you living in the city, or are you working somewhere else? I think that a part of it is that people are unprepared for how little TTRPGers make ... as opposed to many other "learned white collar jobs." But that's also because they are considered .... "fun." If you're writing dry technical manuals, you will be paid more than a TTRPG writer (most likely). Just like if you're a coder for financial transaction software, you're going to be paid more (a lot more) than if you want to code videogames. More importantly, like a lot of people with college degrees, they realize that their career paths are not going to be that lucrative- but that's not just TTRPG designers. People don't make a lot of money in a LOT of occupations, and increasingly, you need a college degree just to get a job in a lot of low-paying fields. Yeah- TTRPGs don't pay that well. But they are not unique. [/QUOTE]
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