the pitiful whining of a worthless creature

[raisedbymoogles]

between one thing (politics, see previous posts) and another (theftgen AI now being used for basically everything I was ever even within spitting distance of decent at) it's getting more and more difficult to be hopeful about the future. Not, like, The Future, although that too, but just my personal future.

b/c Cost Of Living Crisis, my part-time minimum wage job isn't cutting it anymore, but thanks to being a college dropout with spotty knowledge of my chosen profession I'm not really qualified for anything better. also, AI invading the coding world and I want n-o-t-h-i-n-g to do with that. and making a living with fiction writing seems more out of reach than ever. I would need to severely up my wordcount to make that viable, and I would basically need a new brain in order to do that. And I definitely can't do it if I have to take on a full-time job.

I wonder if there's a market for, like 'certified AI-free website development!' for people like me who aren't comfortable with the way the arc of history is bending. Like, I'm no more prepared for freelancing than I am for any other aspect of Web 3.Suck, but there has to be an audience for that, right? But almost by default those aren't the type of people who can afford a bespoke website, who sell their stuff on Etsy or Shopify or similar places. Not sure I can compete in that market.

Comments

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

No problem. Your idea about making games is cool too.

Re: Thoughts

[raisedbymoogles]

thank you XD I definitely want to try my hand at making games! I just don't want to make it my career. Everything I've heard about gamedev as How You Make Your Living tells me it absolutely sucks.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Well, any commercial computer activity tends to suck because the field is so full of assholes. But if you work for yourself then you can choose your own work style. Consider that games are extremely popular on Kickstarter and often fund past their goals. It can be a side gig, but if you like it, you could expand.

Me, I've done conventional publishing. I found that crowdfunding is often more lucrative for me. I like working this way because I enjoy the audience interaction, I don't have a crappy workplace or boss, and ironically some of my fans have deeper pockets than poetry editors.