> This isn't even the problem. It's that to be successful you need to be more than good at your job you need to be great at doing a few other jobs as well. Namely running a business and marketing. And lucky in catching the break the propels you upwards.
But this is a problem for all fields. If devs want to work independently, need to be good at business and marketing as well.
Absolutely, I'm just describing the effects as it pertains to video and YouTube. Imagine the difference in content if we still allowed for independent content production without requiring the additional skills. YouTube has 2 billion logged in monthly users that's a reach that should make many niches viable. But seemingly not.
But this is a problem for all fields. If devs want to work independently, need to be good at business and marketing as well.