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Ask HN: What am I supposed to do after I’m “disrupted”? Work in video and CG

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Re: Ask HN: What am I supposed to do after I’m “disrupted”? Work in video and CG

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Post by kranke155 »

brudgers wrote: post #208
kranke155 wrote: post #99

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Hmm not sure I follow. I have great clients and they do ask for high end work - but often what keeps me afloat is the trashy low quality stuff. A few times a year I do the high quality high end stuff. You’re right that really high end work will continue, most likely unchanged, for at least a decade (maybe). But I’m not so sure really - things are moving so fast.

Sorry for not being clear. My point is on the quality of clients, not the quality of the work product. In the future, clients who prioritize cheap will go on fivrr and get 500 AI alternatives to choose from if they can. Or down the block to a lower priced competitor later this afternoon if they can. Good clients want you to stay in business because they want to work with you again.

This is possible. I like that idea.

Re: Ask HN: What am I supposed to do after I’m “disrupted”? Work in video and CG

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Post by kranke155 »

bombcar wrote: post #129
simonw wrote: post #121

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I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. I've seen plenty of talented, experienced artists on various AI subreddits who are incorporating prompt-driven images as a small part of their overall work. A relevant example: Newgrounds banned AI art: https://waxy.org/2022/09/online-art-communities-begin-bannin... - but they included this exception: > There are cases where some use of AI is ok, for example if you are pr…

Exactly. Craftsmen adapt to new tools. People are still handbuilding furniture with hundred+ year old techniques but there are skilled craftsmen utilizing CAD-driven tools, also.

There’s a big difference between being a book copying monk and a printing press operator. I trained to be a monk.

Re: Ask HN: What am I supposed to do after I’m “disrupted”? Work in video and CG

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Post by Cheezmeister »

notjustanymike wrote: post #133
markdown wrote: post #119

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You missed my point and are stating the obvious. The problem is that that is a just a tiny tiny tiny fraction of all websites. The vast majority of websites are websites . Which leaves all web devs fighting over the few web app gigs.

I've been the hiring manager for web app gigs for 10 years, and not once have I had a surplus of qualified candidates.

Could this be because your pipeline for app gigs is drawing from the candidate pool of `all web devs` who were qualified for web dev but aren't yet for web app dev?

Sounds rhetorical, but I ask sincerely.

Re: Ask HN: What am I supposed to do after I’m “disrupted”? Work in video and CG

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Post by hackeraccount »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #65
hackeraccount wrote: post #53

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Imagine you have a company. You can get your work force and double your gross or keep half your employees and leave your gross unchanged. Which would you pick? Keep in mind you don't have to go through the headache of actually hiring people - all you need to do is not fire them.

Employees are my biggest expense by a wide margin. I could drop half my staff and increase my net overnight. I'm not going to double my customers nearly that fast so I'll be burning through payroll in the meantime... especially considering customer acquisition is going to get harder than employee acquisition over the next year.

Businesses die of indigestion more often then starvation.

Re: Ask HN: What am I supposed to do after I’m “disrupted”? Work in video and CG

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Post by jmpeax »

kranke155 wrote: post #196
jmpeax wrote: post #170

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You would use a smart contract to settle a bet rather than hiring an arbitrator?

Seems easier and cheaper.

So, you're not worried about the potential obliteration of the arbitrator's way of life?
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