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The Onion Staff to Go on Strike Wednesday Barring 11th Hour Deal (www.thewrap.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

January 29, 2024 @ 9:06 AM

a bit late, eh?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They used to be good

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Well the world got so crazy they realized their material can't keep up anymore

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

Their picket signs are going to be next level

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

jokes onyou

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

They should negotiate bonuses for writers who predict the future.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I used to love The Onion so much. Then the state of affairs got so bad that The crap coming out of the government was worse than the stuff they made up. I get PTSD tics now wearing that someone in the government is going to take notes.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Onion also got bought out a couple times. The new videos are low effort crap; nothing like the superb clips from 10-15 years ago, which is probably the best satire ever created.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I'm honestly kind of shocked they survived the Trump administration. Could you imagine trying to outbid the government for crazy during those years?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

their tiktok videos are pretty good as it makes fun of the typical tiktok videos, but peak onion may never be reached again

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

Literally the Onion

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Onion Union. Say it 5 times fast.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It! It! It! It! It!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I said FAST!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

ititititit!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 106 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The guild is seeking contracts that include staffer protections in the event of the sale of the company, improved severance offerings, and basic protections from AI.

In other words they've noticed that a bunch of greedy venture capitalists bought them and aren't gonna let 'em just liquidate/automate their jobs for a quick buck.

They're also probably feeling a bit paranoid after watching Hard-Drive have the same thing happen.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Is this the onion? Or not the onion? Or not not the onion?

On r/nottheonion this would be removed as "not oniony".

[–] [email protected] 50 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's got layers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Which makes it the most onion-y.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Onion't

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Oniain’t

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

(wormhole opens up)

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