Workers rights and unions

There’s a comedy writers strike going on? I hardly noticed while I was laughing my ass off at what a pink fox anime girl with adhd was talking about yesterday

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Diane Duane on the strike and how people can help if they’re not in the entertainment industry:

[ETA] Neil Gaiman on the strike:

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Asshole. I hope a lobster grabs him by his dick.

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Jordan Peterson.

Every time I read or hear something he said, I understand anew the term “makes my skin crawl.”

I do love Katha Pollitt’s review of one of the books by that man. Enjoy…

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Posting this here because Ryan has some good thoughts on AI, the writers strike, and how only unions can save us now

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This first point is one I often try to make here (and in my classes) via Neil Gaiman:

[ETA] More on the strike…

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And, other hollywood unions might be joining the WGA!

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Oddly enough, I was thinking about this same thing the past two days. These studios have been wargaming this scenario all the way back since after the last huge writers strike. They have massive backlogs of content so they can drag out the process

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