Man I hope us Europeans are just going through a phase right now. Here in Germany the population didn't take green politics well and global disruptions were blamed on the current government so the far right got an uptick in popularity. Other EU-countries also have the far right on the footstep of ruling and some already fell.
Passion jobs like that always have shitty work conditions as there's no lack of passionate people willing to suffer for what they love.
Even worse is the industry in Japan where passion meets the absurdity of their work mentality.