Opinion Poll: Is Now the Worst Time To Be A Writer?

On a panel, Kristine Kathryne Rusch declared that new writers should wait two years before seeking an agent due to the recent upheaval in the industry. As you may be aware, many book store chains are collapsing after the rise of eBook, epublishing and P.O.D (print on demand). The old guard is either clinging to the old ways or trying to figure out how things are supposed to work in this new publishing landscape. Agents are apparent of the unsteady landscape and there have been alerting reports of agents tricking writers into signing the rights to their novels and in a least one case, the writer's power of attorney. So, would you agree that new writers should wait or is this overblown?