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The sorry state of streaming residuals shows why SAG and the WGA are striking.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When are people going to understand that what you know, what you can do, value, truth, integrity and love have absolutely nothing to do with how much you get paid? The world makes much more sense if you stop assuming being a good person makes you rich. The opposite is true, being a psychopath is far more profitable.

If we placed the appropriate value on the people who reduced suffering the most, there would be statues of Edward Jenner everywhere and he would have been the richest person in the world.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is an inverse relation between the wage a job pays and the contribution to society that the job makes, with a few exceptions like doctors. The highest paying jobs are very often parasites on society. This seems to originate from the Calvinist work ethic where meaningful work is its own reward.

~ paraphrased from David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

with a few exceptions like doctors

Even then... Elective plastic surgeons make far more than virologists or ER techs. Radiologists can earn more by owning an MRI machine and charging for its use than by billing to interpret the machine's results. Hospital administrators at big clinics earn more than staff physicians. Insurance company admins can earn more than doctors. Shareholders in medical firms earn most of all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone who works in the film and TV industry, let me go ahead and say whatever you do in America, whatever industry: you're undervalued, underpaid, and your wealthy executives are getting fat on your hard work while you starve.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As someone in America I'm not undervalued, underpaid, or starving. Maybe you should stick to speaking for your own industry.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I'm not struggling so therefore no one else is struggling"

Are you for fucking real?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's exactly the myopic thinking that put us in this situation, so you shouldn't be surprised to find this person.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Engineer here - we're undervalued too. We just happen to have more clout in the workplace at the moment, and so more individual bargaining power. That can change on a dime, though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that changes I'll figure out the new way. Wouldn't be the first time, don't figure it's gonna be the last.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What do you mean by the new way?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't have to, I can afford my own

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Found the executive