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sunriseverse · 8 months ago

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i know 7s probably pays their translators like shit since we’re not exactly, like, a vaunted profession, but god sometimes i long for the prestige (that exists only in my head) of having a real translation job with monetary benefits. instead of my realistic path which will be graduate -> find some job that i can handle working consistently -> do translation as a hobby if i have the time

#do not reblog #not to mention they probably crunch translators when there’s not an extant fantrans available #like i know 7s is one of the more (most?) reputable cnovel publishing houses #but after seeing the way other publishing houses for cnovels treat translators……..#(and also like. the bleak reality of ai. companies are going to prefer 80% accuracy for 2% cost over #full accuracy and research but 100% cost for paying translators)#i can’t help but be jaded #i talked to a prof at the ucla recently and he basically confirmed what i suspected #in terms of like. translation isn’t a viable career. there’s only two people he knows who do it as a career #and they churn out a dozen or more books a year. i can’t maintain that pace #and i’m not foolish enough to think i’ll get lucky and strike proverbial gold with some media that gets wildly popular in #the usa because of my translations #hell the people/person who did san ti into english probably didn’t make enough for a year’s costs.#and san ti is like. The biggest cnovel series. if you can’t get a sustainable wage off of The Most Famous CNovel Series In The USA #what hope is there for the rest of us?#and that’s assuming you get certified. which i’ll be fucking honest unless i want to sell my soul #i can’t afford in the usa ever and i can’t afford back home without a decade of working minimum #and it’s not like i’m smart enough to get a grad position that would let me work and study at the same time #ugh. this got rambly and morose. whatever #c.txt

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