Is the outlook for cardiothoracic surgery really that bad to where IM- > Cards is better?

Before anyone says to look at other posts similar to this, none have been recent enough to re evaluate the future of a formerly dying speciality. If a student is set on surgery and specifically CT Surg, should that student consider IM then Cards then Intvnl Cards instead of pursuing CT surg? Everyone hears the horror stories about CT Surgeons not finding a job, though that seems a stretch. With continuing evidence of the poor effectiveness of stents are there other areas in which CT... Is the outlook for cardiothoracic surgery really that bad to where IM->Cards is better?
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