Ask HN: How do you feel about the future prospects of Rust?

I am currently a freelancer working across many domains, from web to Big Data analysis, using a wide range of languages and frameworks.

The problem is that am not really feeling passionate about any of them; they do the job, but they do not really excite me to the point of wanting to learn in depth about any of them.

As a result I am the 'jack of all trades and master of none' type right now, but for some time now, (~2yrs), I have been programming in Rust in my spare time and I really enjoy it. Solving problems is faster for me, because I actually enjoy the language I am writing in, which wasn't the case much before.

Now, I've been expecting this to pass after a few weeks when the novelty wears off, but the reality is I actually enjoy it even more now that I have some level of mastery of Rust.

The problem is, my work is keeping me busy, which prevented me to take a more active role in recent months and as a result I feel that I am slowly loosing the pulse of the community and my Rust skill set is eroding as new libraries and RFCs are adopted that I haven't had a chance to work with.

As a result, I've been thinking recently of specialising more and tailoring my freelance business more towards Rust consulting specifically, so that I can spend more time writing it.

Trouble is, I don't really have much of a pulse on the Valley scene and given that they're usually the ones dictating tech trends, I am interested in HN's take on whether Rust would be a 'safe bet' for a freelance consultant in the near future.

I want to be early to the market, as I want to build a reputation as one of the original consultants to go to for Rust work, but am not sure about the timing; i.e. do it now or wait a couple of years, see how it develops, but be later to the game as a result?

I don't plan an immediate switch, but rather a gradual pivot over the next year or so, but would like to start doing preparations now, so I would like HN's opinion on this.

Thanks.