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Dr. Emily Friedman
@ecfriedman.com

OK, this debate is worth some actual data. If I’ve got this right, to figure out how many TTRPG creators are full time vs. “have a day job” we need to define a few things, starting with: - the scope of what we count as “working in TTRPGs” - when a freelancer counts as “full time” in TTRPG

Matt Colville?@mattcolville.bsky.social

That's absolutely not true. And it's less true now than at any point in the last 50 years. Look at crowdfunding.

Maz
@mazistyping.bsky.social

Oh this is always fun. Do people with eg logistics roles working for tabletop game companies count as “working in TTRPGs”? Does a company that makes board games or war games as well as TTRPGs count? (insert “TTRPG” purist / rebel vs “working full-time” purist / rebel chart here)

Maz
@mazistyping.bsky.social

is management creative? does someone who *could* spend 40 hours a week on game design but prefers a higher wage from other skills count? is a kickstarter employment? if a game is designed not to be commercial is that — [dragged off stage by a shepherd’s crook around the neck]