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From the comment section: "Welcome to the end of middle class jobs in the entertainment industry. These shows will be non-union with corporations using shell c
by positr0n 15y ago
From the comment section:
"Welcome to the end of middle class jobs in the entertainment industry. These shows will be non-union with corporations using shell corporations to produce them for Google. Everyone (directors, writers, actors, and crew) will be paid pennies on the dollar.
People who think the Entertainment Industry is full of fat cats don’t realize that show business is just like the rest the US economy right now. One percent earns a huge share of the profit, while the rest fight for crumbs, and this is another strong move in that direction. This isn’t a screed to support unions, it’s a screed about the reality of the loss of America’s middle class. It’s been going on for thirty years and it gets worse every day."
Are good directors/writers/actors/etc that easy to find that you can pay them "pennies on the dollar" and still produce a high quality product?
- jeffool 15y agoAll it takes is for some of them to be out of work and be willing to work for the offered amount. It's like Huffington Post firing everyone, getting people to write for free, and offering to let old writers interview for their old jobs at no pay. Your product doesn't have to be good, just good enough. The viewers will follow, and soon a new standard is set for wages. I'm reminded of video game programming, which has lower wages than other fields for programmers. Why? More people want to do it. They're willing to work for less. Now consider how many people want to be famous actors and directors.