I do hear social workers complain about this, despite the fact that our field is growing. I try to base my idea of growth/decline in a field on the Bureau of Labor Statistics rather than people currently in a field (especially unemployed ones, who are the most likely to be writing about such things online). Plus a general metric than anything that caters to old people will be a good bet for the next few decades.
This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for the week of August 20th. It's a place to record and chat about it if you have done, or are actively doing, things like:
Or anything else interesting which you want to share, so that other people can think about it, and perhaps be inspired to take action themselves. Try to include enough details so that everyone can use each other's experiences to learn about what tends to work out, and what doesn't tend to work out.
Thanks to everyone who contributes!
Last week's diary; archive of prior diaries.