That's a completely different goal post now though from saying the industry is based on not paying people. The majority of film roles, even outside of VFX, has

That's a completely different goal post now though from saying the industry is based on not paying people. The majority of film roles, even outside of VFX, has no equity. Equity is the exception not the norm. Other VFX studios like Imageworks have been doing pretty well without equity. I don't believe Weta or ILM get any equity in their projects though. At least, the majority of their projects are work for hire. Either way, this is a another jump from the initial statement that the VFX industry is based on not paying people.