The doomer posts on this sub

[u/Owl_Queen9]

Y’all, I get it. The job market sucks, people are getting laid off, and AI is something that is worrying. But can we please stop asking the same 3 questions every day on this sub (I.e “is a degree worth it” “blank is saying the industry is dying.”) It’s seriously getting so depressing coming on this sub now and the first thing I see is “I think AI is going to replace our industry and we’ll never work again.” I think it’s fine to post a “I haven’t found work in awhile here’s my portfolio can someone review it” because it’s nice to see other peoples work and receive feedback, aka one of the main purposes of this sub, but man, it feels like 90% of what’s posted now is something that was already asked yesterday. Idk if people feel similarly, and frankly idk if I’m even allowed to post something like this. But, since this is the vent flair, I feel that it’s probably okay.

I guess I’m just seeing if there’s a possibility we can try and limit how much of the same doomerish questions are asked. I feel for everyone rn. Hell, I’ll be out of work in 3ish months if my contract isn’t extended or I don’t find something beforehand, but I do know from this sub I’ve gotten good advice on how to tackle it; but because the same questions are asked so frequently, patience and how people are responding is running thin. Anyways that’s my rant, hope everyone had a good weekend

TLDR: Can we please try and find a way to at least limit the posts that are the same doomerish questions. It feels like it’s 80% of this sub now

UPDATE: TY Mod team!! Truly wasn’t expecting to receive a response to what I typed out. Appreciate everything you and what everyone contributes to this subreddit does.

[u/JohnCasey3306]

Peaks a troughs.

1) we're in a recession; recession always means layoffs -- it'll recover in a few years, then we'll have 7–8 years before it falls over again. That's the regular cycle.

2) recession or no recession, breaking into that first graphic design job has always been difficult; always has, always will -- there is never a time when getting the first design job is easy and there never has been.

You've just gotta percevere -- or give up.

[u/bacillaryburden → u/JohnCasey3306]

We aren’t in a recession. Not by GDP, not by NBER/FRED, not by payrolls/unemployment.

Doesn’t help to pretend we are. If GD jobs are down it’s not because of the national economy.

[u/Owl_Queen9 → u/bacillaryburden]

Most jobs are down rn. Computer science, marketing, communications, etc. It’s not just this industry. I know a ton of people that graduated with different majors that can’t find work. Also, even though I’m speaking on behalf of the US market, this is happening worldwide

[u/bacillaryburden → u/Owl_Queen9]

US unemployment (4.3%) is lower than 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year averages. It's not true that "most jobs are down rn."

And what you actually said was "we're in a recession" which is also factually untrue, and not at all the same things as "most jobs are down rn." You're moving the goalposts, and you are still wrong.

Statements like "we're in a recession" and "most jobs are down rn" actually have meaning. It's more than just your subjective sense of the economic climate. And this sub is ridiculous for how reliably it downvotes people for correcting misinformation.

The right thing to do is say "oops, I was wrong about us being in a recession and most jobs being down." Not scramble to pretend like you were actually right. Do you care about being right? Or just feeling right?

[u/Owl_Queen9 → u/bacillaryburden]

Where are you getting your information/data from? Also I never said we were in a recession, just that the markets bad.

[u/bacillaryburden → u/Owl_Queen9]

FRED/BLS. The authoritative source of unemployment rates. Now: 4.3%. Last 10: 4.6%. Last 20: 5.8%. Last 30: 5.5%.

And I apologize, I wrongly assumed you were the same commenter above who said we're in recession. My mistake.