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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
I've been meaning to discuss it.
First off, #### Bill Maher. Second, he can rot in a vat of pig ####. That's all I got.
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https://deadline.com/2023/09/bill-ma...ke-1235536973/
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“What I find objectionable about the philosophy of the strike [is] it seems to be, they have really morphed a long way from 2007’s strike, where they kind of believe that you’re owed a living as a writer, and you’re not. This is show business. This is the make-or-miss league.”
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“I’m not saying they don’t have points,” Maher added, agreeing that streaming platforms should be reporting viewing data.
“I feel for my writers. I love my writers. I’m one of my writers. But there’s a big other side to it,” he said. “And a lot of people are being hurt besides them — a lot of people who don’t make as much money as them in this bipartisan world we have where you’re just in one camp or the other, there’s no in between.”
He continued: “You’re either for the strike like they’re #####ing Che Guevara out there, you know, like, this is Cesar Chavez’s lettuce picking strike — or you’re with Trump. There’s no difference — there’s only two camps. And it’s much more complicated than that.”
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I haven't listened to the podcast, but I am assuming this is what you're referring to.
I think the streaming platforms should absolutely be profit sharing more, and that the corporate salaries at the top are beyond crazy and are symptomatic of the widening gap between the super wealthy and the people actually doing the labor.