'Suits' Was Streamed For 3 Billion Minutes on Netflix and the Writers Were Collectively Paid $3,000

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The sorry state of streaming residuals shows why SAG and the WGA are striking.

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As someone who works in the film and TV industry, let me go ahead and say whatever you do in America, whatever industry: you're undervalued, underpaid, and your wealthy executives are getting fat on your hard work while you starve.

As someone in America I'm not undervalued, underpaid, or starving. Maybe you should stick to speaking for your own industry.

"I'm not struggling so therefore no one else is struggling"

Are you for fucking real?

That's exactly the myopic thinking that put us in this situation, so you shouldn't be surprised to find this person.

Engineer here - we're undervalued too. We just happen to have more clout in the workplace at the moment, and so more individual bargaining power. That can change on a dime, though.

If that changes I'll figure out the new way. Wouldn't be the first time, don't figure it's gonna be the last.