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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hollywood studios can get fucked. Fuck them and their disgusting industry. The writers are only asking to not allow AI written movies. That's it. They are basically not being paid for writing now, because if AI is allowed then they won't be paid to write in the future.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

The writers are asking for a few other things too, but they are reasonable things like no more mini writers rooms and better residuals from streaming. More importantly, they actually did the math and it would cost the studios a fraction of one percent to give them what they want.

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a funny way of spelling "corporate greed."

[–] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Right?! I’m like, if the workers actually get fair pay at the end of the day, then it’s easily worth 1000x more damage to the economy.

I’m tired of this fucking thing we’ve all collectively worked on to build called the US economy only producing a handful of billionaires and shitting on everyone else. It’s high time the bottom rung on these ladders gets something other than the nonexistent trickle down.

[–] skellener@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Correction, the STUDIOS causing the strikes to cost the US economy $5 billion-plus amid lost wages, film delays. This is on them, not the writers or the actors. Just sign the fucking contracts so everyone can get back to work! ✊

[–] dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Exactly! The studios could end this now by simply actually coming to the table. But they've decided a fraction of a percent of their profit is more important than giving people the fair wages they earned.

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Maybe that was the point eh?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Too. Fucking. Bad.

[–] TheCyberBob@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Oh no! Anyways...

[–] Hyacathusarullistad@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

Boo — and I cannot stress this enough — fucking hoo.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago

Yes that's how strikes work yes

[–] ReallyKinda@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

This just in, employees cost the economy billions by taking breaks at all ever

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Yes, good. Hurt their profits is the only language they understand

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

All so some already rich assholes in boardrooms can accelerate their capital hoarding.

Never forget the pride they took in their cruelty: https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/