I know, it's... just incredibly stupid. Like MOUNTAINS of incredibly stupid. Especially when you're fighting against WRITERS who surely are going to pick up on that sort of stuff. Clearly the AMPTP needs new PR people. How could they let that one slip?
I think it will definitely work for some people. Between the fact that 1) not everybody thinks of the issues surrounding the use of an average, 2) that reinforces the preconceptions most people have that writers make more money than they do so they should stop whining and go back to work and 3) it usually works better to pit workers against each other than ask them to think about all the ways in which the current system is screwing them over. :/ In conclusion: not feeling too optimistic.
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Date: 2007-12-18 02:48 pm (UTC)I think it will definitely work for some people. Between the fact that 1) not everybody thinks of the issues surrounding the use of an average, 2) that reinforces the preconceptions most people have that writers make more money than they do so they should stop whining and go back to work and 3) it usually works better to pit workers against each other than ask them to think about all the ways in which the current system is screwing them over. :/ In conclusion: not feeling too optimistic.