Hi Garry.
James, if you are going to slit your wrists, which ain't likely, it might take longer than you wish. They don't allow folks with your mental state to have sharp instruments in their possession.
lol.... you would be surprised how deep a paper cut can get when one is highly motivated.
Keep in mind that most of us who work in this facet of the entertainment biz are performers/entertainers.
Sorry, I should have taken the time to explain my point of view in more detail as it does look like I'm disrespecting people who currently play in this area. That's soooo not the case here at all.
My generation live in a very different world than the people currently in old folks homes. I have the Internet in the pocket, Skype, and pretty much the best apps you can imagine on my iPhone. All of which have changed the world we live in right now.
I see iPads everywhere, people DJ'ing and people writing music with them. This is only the tip of the iceberg too as the Tablet and Cloud Computing world is set to explode very very soon. It's already starting.
Software VSTi's have even brought the mighty workstation market on a downward trend as more and more people write music a completely different way. It's these advancements that drive creativity and in turn will drive the advancements we are seeing and will see.
My idea of an old folks home 30 years from now is nothing like anything ever seen in past history and what is classed as entertainment now will be far from what we will see in the future.
It will be a world where everyone is connected and any information you could imagine will be available. On-demand services, a global community, Interactivity, and so on.....
I will be shocked if pro end arrangers still exist considering what people are using today to write music.
Regards
James