list of industries where if you ask a professional for advice on getting into their industry the most correct piece of advice is "don't," because 1) it's a fucking terrible idea to get involved and 2) if they're serious, there's no way in hell that will stop them
don't do indie game dev for a living. also probably don't do aaa game dev for a living, though i have less experience with that
People can and do say the same thing about video game writing...and writing in general...and the arts...and music...and probably the rest of the creative industry in general.
Suddenly very reminded of Pol Clarissou's observation that "being an artist doesn't pay well, but becoming an artist requires generational wealth."
