I look at it as a fashion athlete, extending the term beyond clothing. Your actual job is silly, but entertaining to a large number of people. Consequently, th

I look at it as a fashion athlete, extending the term beyond clothing. Your actual job is silly, but entertaining to a large number of people. Consequently, there's a lot of money available. Consequently, the industry selects for peak performance. It's easy to look in from the outside and say "Wow! They're getting paid that much because they're that good." But in reality it's that (total available money in the endeavor) determines (relative competition vs other industries) determines (absolute effort of top performers, to be top performers). ... that said, "erased working class creators" is objectively a ridiculous turn of phrase.