It's so painfully easy to level up as well that I'm almost to where I don't need to participate in the market as I'll be self-sufficient with all crafts to 50. In 1.0 the sheer grind kept you from leveling all of the crafts to 50 and a devoted crafter was just that.

Alongside from that the only market crafters (mostly) have is other crafters. You don't need to buy gear since quests hand them out like candy, nor do you even need good gear since FATEs are the best way to level and if you do do dungeons you're getting gear from that regardless.