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Re:The Elephant in the Room: Web design work is drying up by learc83 on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @03:38PM (#11170047)
I think it's probably the opposite of the author's hypothesis. Easy VC money has prompted companies to hire full time, in house designers to work that was normally done by short term contractors.
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Re:The Elephant in the Room: Web design work is drying up by porker on Thursday February 25, 2016 @03:54AM (#11173198)
> Easy VC money has prompted companies to hire full time

Perhaps the most insightful comment of the thread.

The bubble will burst, and while it could be the .com bust all over again, it will mean the freelance market is a) massive and b) popular again.

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