Architects had trouble finding jobs when I got out of school in the early 80’s.
Lots of kids want to do the artsy-fartsy thing.
Not so many people want to pay someone to do the artsy-fartsy thing.
Hate to tell you but sometimes artsy-fartsy can pay off bigtime. I know several people who are millionaires through the arts (mostly opera singers).
I’m not sure why freepers are so hostile to the arts. I’m in the arts and my husband and I earn a fairly good living that way. And I can tell you, it ain’t easy to be a good artist - whether visual or theatrical. A lot of work, a lot of sweat and sometimes very little payoff. But the world would be a very sad, dreary place without some of these hardworking people.