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In reply to the discussion: Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)Journalism is my field. What once were busy newsrooms throughout Michigan are now about a quarter of their size, if they're still around. The Detroit CBS folks built a HUUUUGE state-of-the-art studio in which to produce local content. It sits near-empty, most of the stuff pumped out on the tee vee is piped in from New York City.
Most of my friends in the business now rabbit as freelancers and contractors, writing this, researching that, editing for the Man where they can find work. It absolutely stinks.
Bonus Torture for Me: I got to hear my neighbor's kid talk about how some professions are extinct and, too bad, but that's the way it goes. In the future, it'll be economics and how people should study more math so they can get good jobs. Those who work hard will rise to the top. Too much PC crap as it is. More economic Darwinism. Geesh.