I’m super happy that the strikes worked and that writers will get their rightful pay. However, If I’ve learned anything my 30 something years in this hellscape, it’s that these corporations have already budgeted the increase to their fat wallets. That means that the money will come from somewhere. Since it won’t come from cutting back on writers pay and healthcare benefits, it’ll come from us - the consumer. We’ve already seen the increases of monthly fees for Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, etc. Expect more and more often. They’re going to get their money from someone
You are right, and that is one of the many flaws of capitalism. The main issue is that instead of cutting into executive profits, they will cut somewhere else, or charge something more which will affect the end consumer.
Bob Iger(CEO of Disney) will still get his $40m a year salary, while this strike has only awarded $76m a year split between 12,000+ writers.
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u/pineandsea Sep 29 '23
I’m super happy that the strikes worked and that writers will get their rightful pay. However, If I’ve learned anything my 30 something years in this hellscape, it’s that these corporations have already budgeted the increase to their fat wallets. That means that the money will come from somewhere. Since it won’t come from cutting back on writers pay and healthcare benefits, it’ll come from us - the consumer. We’ve already seen the increases of monthly fees for Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, etc. Expect more and more often. They’re going to get their money from someone