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Acting is notorious for being a bad career choice, and the small fraction of actors who become wealthy through acting do so because of the structure of the mark
by hollerith 1y ago
Acting is notorious for being a bad career choice, and the small fraction of actors who become wealthy through acting do so because of the structure of the market for entertainment (namely, fame sells tickets, so the employers of entertainers all want to hire already-famous entertainers, making it very difficult for unknown entertainers to become famous, which is necessary to start earning good money), not because of anything to do with any union.
- lupusreal 1y agoSince ancient times, acting and prostitution have been considered closely related industries and I think this probably never changed. The actors who "make it big" are the ones that win favors with producers one way or another, probably in many cases by sating their perverted desires. Some of this was revealed in #MeToo cases, like all the Weinstein stuff.
- hattmall 1y agoAnd there have been many books written on this topic well before Weinstein came in the scene so it's not a new thing in Hollywood at all.