Some striking Hollywood writers think it's beneath them to rewrite ChatGPT-devised stories but happily rewrite other writers' scripts, adapt novels, and recycle folk- and fairy-tales.
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In 2017, WGA negotiations with the AMPTP got to a point where a strike authorization vote was called. It was an extremely strong turn-out. We were in the midst of writing the final season of Halt and Catch Fire.
The amount of White people seeking to justify the lynching of a Black unhoused man on a train, who was crying out about being hungry & tired of being destitute. The amount of White so-called Christians justifying his execution & dehumanizing him b/c of his socio-economic status.
Finally someone said it. Frankly this conversation has been long overdue. Let's talk about the state of entertainment industry unions in the UK and how much people (below the line and above the line) get paid compared to the US and how that came about
The WGA strike should be a huge eye opener for us here in the UK, they're pretty much trying to avoid their system turning into ours. Not sure how we improve ours, but hopefully it'll make more people realise: things ain't right, here.
The WGA strike is sadly reflective of the state of capitalism. Corporations will do everything they can to make profit, at any and all expense of humanity.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers struck back today, providing answers to the WGA’s talking points about the failed negotiations that led to the ongoing writers strike, which is now in its third day https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-studios-make-case-generous-contract-offer-1235356203/…
If you Want to help out, consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund. It helps other crew members who may suffer hardship due to the strike. Choose “Film and Television” in the drop box.
The #WGA strike is, I hope, just the first. Something has to fundamentally change in this society. The balance of power is lopsided to a degree it hasn’t been in a hundred years. Here’s hoping this strike is the tip of the spear. Someone has to do something. Why not us?
What’s happening to writers in Hollywood is happening everywhere. In every sector. At every level. Companies want more productivity for less cost. They squeeze their employees and push them to the breaking point while hoarding the profits for themselves…
Me: I live in a world where people think we should kill other people who annoy us
Hobbes: On no. Sounds like you live in the State of Nature. The solution to that is authoritarianism.
Me: You say that, but in my world the authoritarians ALSO support vigilante justice
Hobbes: Wut?
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Nemik’s manifesto does it every time. “And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that.”
This is Jordan Neely. He was a Michael Jackson impersonator with a loving fan base, who documented his performances over the course of years.
If you rode the subways in the last ten years and stumbled into a spry, joyful MJ, it was likely Neely.
: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0al2FOwjj0Y…
Why aren’t more people talking about the #KizaziMoto trailer? Ten Afro Futurism short animated filmsComing to @DisneyPlus this summerExecutive produced by @pramsey342
We are here for this: https://youtu.be/tmXLzJLwiHw