Unions/strikes were the way to counter this trend. But where are they nowadays? People are too busy too, and very well entertained. Also there is a huge compens

Unions/strikes were the way to counter this trend. But where are they nowadays? People are too busy too, and very well entertained. Also there is a huge compensation diff between well-paid and low-paid workers, larger than it use to be, this ensures that the more "resourceful" well-paid workers (often freelance) are not compelled to strike/unionize.