Solidarity with unions is something that should be celebrated, not whined about.
The entire OCM argument is stupid. There’s no denying our society is fucked up beyond all reason. It doesn’t justify the system, it just acknowledges it instead of living in a fantasy. Why are you being sour when you see people stand up for themselves and each other?
I’m an IATSE member (Editor’s Guild) and yeah, I think “high skilled workers asking for reasonable compensation parity from streaming platforms forced to use foodbanks for the audacity” definitely fits the spirit of that sub.
I’m not whining about the solidarity. I’m whining about the greedy Studio execs that made this necessary.
No worries! Your heart is in the right place!
The OCM analogy is that a lot of “wholesome” content points to much deeper and darker systemic issues, but rather than diving into those, such articles only scratch the surface and present their stories in a Rosy light of “Thing turned out good this time!!! Yay!!!”, rather than the – IMO, more appropriate – light of tearing their hair out and asking “why the fuck is this sort of generosity even needed on an individual level??? Why is society producing this situation in the first place???”
For instance, this article’s title could be rewritten as “Writers for multi-billion-dollar streaming platforms, striking over lack of traditional media residuals, forced to resort to good banks during era of record profits” to avoid OCM-syndrome.
