Dilemna
Well, I'm working back at the joinery again for summer. The business is doing well, with a turnover of over £1m/year, and my brother and the other guy who own it want me to do CAD work for them. I'm confident this is something I could do and would be good at, and I would probably also enjoy it. My brother would teach me how to do it, and apparently
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Attempting not to get too political, there's a chance that not only are we in a recession already, but a depression is on the way at some point (due to peak oil and all that). Conservatories are a luxury, which you're right to acknowledge people won't want so much as the price of food rises (a story on the BBC the other day said the affluent of Britain are asking for more and more debt advice, not that I feel particularly sorry for them). Games are a luxury too of course. But they're a less expensive luxury. I think culturally they have more going for them than conservatories (even including stuff like GTA) and more potential to give people small pleasures in tough times. You need to heat a conservatory, which is unsustainable in the long run (meaning they're eventually useless), whereas a game is paid for straight away and only uses as much electric as the next gadget. Plus, as cynical as I am about academics, if you're doing well and enjoying your course maybe you should stick with it, and just learn a bit of stuff over the summer in a trial like you said. I would say ask yourself which path will give you skills that you can best use should the industry desolve. And could either industry easily evolve into something else (making practical things with wood or computers, for example)? Both definitely have potential.
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