[syx]

As someone with many animator friends, this sounds very bleak. Their work processes are very similar to software engineering, with the difference that their hiring process is much quicker (they just show a bunch of reels and shots they made for previous films or cartoons, and they’re hired). The sad part is that they have almost no labor rights, and competition is incredibly high, which means pay is very low and turnover is high. All these years, I’ve been setting my expectations that one day my field may become like that.

[packetlost]

The difference is animation is part of the entertainment industry and software engineering is part of every industry. I don't really think it will ever be like animators are today, but I wouldn't be surprised if wages fall.

[Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe]

Well I think there's an oversupply of CS engineers, not of animators