• If Netflix isn’t then they should be. If I remember correctly a big part of the SAG strike is about online streaming residuals so it is highly relevant that Netflix has paid him $0. Yes Capitalism is bad but you’re literally on Hexbear, we already know that.

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        General workers should get residuals too, but SAG is actually doing a strike for residuals right now as we are speaking and as communists we should support labor action. Dont do that thing that happened during the video game voice actor strike where people were like “well what about the other people working on the games?”. Thats not the point. Those people should get more compensation too. But support the labor action that is actually happening instead of asking “well what about this other group”. That just serves the bosses interests.

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          The compensation for others follows as a natural consequence of some getting it. It really confuses me as there is no temporal aspect to some of these criticisms.

          Of course others would fight for their own compensation after seeing that others could get it, there’s historical precedent for this. It’s unfortunate that it can’t happen in one fell swoop and that isn’t enough to stop support.

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        “it’s bad for them so it should be bad for him too” seems like a weird argument, and one I often hear against labour improvements. “Why should they be paid well to flip burgers, when I’m not paid well and I do something more important?”

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      My point is that the SAG strike will eventually end with some individuals ending up in a better situation – but the system as a whole will be largely unchanged. That will always be the case when the focus is on the individual over the collective.

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        Communism doesn’t come by hitting a big old button. In lieu of a revolution, strikes and winning concessions is actually very good.