"I don't really want them to be paid more. I think they should suffer."

2% of what? it still isn't enough info, and I doubt any of us have enough knowledge of the industry to know if this even makes sense

To answer your question, animators and game designers can join the WGA voluntarily. You can't write for a movie or television show unless you're in the union

I mean i wish them the best of luck but I’m not losing any sleep over this.

Edit: Actually If the people who write the StateFarm commercials are striking then I do not support this movement.

"I think they should suffer" awesome debate stance

Over the last 10 years, studio profits have increased enormously.

The average tv writer's pay has gone down 4% in real terms, and has gone down 23%, adjusting for inflation.

Writers are being asked to work more and more weeks for no additional money.

As the business has shifted to a streaming model, the studios have found several clever ways to pay writers less money, while keeping writers under contract for longer and longer periods of time, unpaid.

The people in the industry are doing a good job of explaining what is going on

off topic what the hell is ur avi

wages have stagnated since the late 70s/early 80s across the board, so this isn't unique to tv writers, unfortunately (not that they should have it worse than everyone else, just that this affects the mast majority of people in the vast majority of industries).

same goes for increased productivity and employees getting screwed over, it really isn't unique to writers. nothing either of us are saying is a point for or against this strike.

it's not rich people problems lol writers be getting f***ed over

consider where most of them live. they have to be making at least 5-6k a month. that's very decent.

most them niggas cant even afford rent lmaooooo

then they wouldn't get approved for the apartment in the first place

if rent keeps going up 5k a month ain't gonna look that decent

trust me I know. we're all going through it

?? dawg what are you saying

tell me you've never lived on your own without telling me

I really hate these industry convos cuz it kinda just exposes who just be chatting

Nigga I'm saying that the wages for writers have clearly gotten worse while prices went up

its going to be pretty easy to support the strike once Barry completes

and I just explained how that has been the case for virtually everyone

this is propaganda

oh ok i get it

I support labor, period. Don’t be a scab

But in the case of writers they should never be living paycheck to paycheck when the industry of consuming television and movies has INCREASED while their pay has stagnated.

What he is saying is quite clear. The Tech industry and art industry facing massive layoffs and or stagnated pay while their industries BOOM. Makes no sense. Yes we are all going through it but writers is a unique struggle in that sense. Because they are being devalued while they are clearly needed.