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@djlink @on_code I guess it's just supply & demand, lots of people will work in games for little because it's their dream and that gets exploited. While in big tech they're constantly in an arms race just trying to fill their massive staff so throw daft money at almost anyone. Ofc they're also based in extremely expensive places a lot of the time - although that's largely because the big tech firms were there splashing the cash so it's been self-reinforcing

@sinbad @djlink @on_code I've seen the referenced to as the "passion tax". People in the games industry put up with a lot more