For anyone reading this who it scares off, by job hopping 3 times in my first 5 years of employment post-college I just under tripled my salary.
Move early move often and keep interviewing while you have a job as it lets you be the pickiest in choosing where you'll have to spend your working hours.
Companies overwhelmingly have no loyalty to you whatsoever (how I wish I was in a co-op so this wouldn't be so), so aggressively pit them against eachother regarding your labor.
China is subsidizing the transition away from fossil fuels which greatly accelerate climate change and if not taken seriously immediately will lead to the deaths of tens of not hundreds of millions in the next few decades. The speed at which this transition occurs is vital in saving human lives and preventing infrastructure losses previously unfathomable. Their actions towards green energy adoption both domestically and abroad are one of the few things that provide any sense of hope about a better renewable future.
On the other hand: BUT AT WHAT COST