Work Reform

eatmoregreenfood , in Hollywood Actors Set to Join Writers on Strike After Contract Expires
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Good

FlyingSquid , in Hollywood actors’ union recommends strike as talks deadline passes
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I can’t wait to see the all-AI content the studio heads come up with and think we’ll watch so they don’t have to pay writers and actors.

The sad part is, people probably will watch it- the first time, for the novelty. But they won’t watch it for long.

Cl1nk ,

There is a Disney show that is already using AI for their intro scene. Is rather boring

StarServal ,
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Is it Secret Invasion? That info has a very AI feel.

Cl1nk ,

yeah, exactly youtu.be/zm3GtYvXasQIs not even a complicated type of AI, just some prompting and blending in After Effects, Id expect this from a student film not Disney

snooggums ,
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The sad part is, people probably will watch it- the first time, for the novelty. But they won’t watch it for long.

I thought this about "reality" TV back in the day, but people still watch that trash.

JackGreenEarth ,
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Soon after Hollywood can make it, people will be able to make it themselves for free using their own computer.

ratboy , in Hundreds of thousands of actors will go on strike Wednesday night if negotiations with studios are not reached by midnight.
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Fuck yeah, trying to intimidate writers by dragging out negotiations til they lose their homes is disgusting. Glad that actors are stepping up

stopthatgirl7 OP , in Hollywood Actors Set to Join Writers on Strike After Contract Expires
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RockyBockySocky , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

Saying

If so, please ban me immediately.

Isn't gonna get you a good response anywhere, that kind of passive aggressive silliness is just off-putting.

Ghostalmedia , in Hundreds of thousands of actors will go on strike Wednesday night if negotiations with studios are not reached by midnight.
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Good. Studios can get fucked. Writers aren’t asking for much.

Lycist ,

Are the actors striking to benefit/assist the writers? I haven't seen anything on this yet. If so, that is absolutely amazing.

wagesj45 ,
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It would be wise for them to do so. The sooner the writer strike is over, the sooner they'll actually have material to use to act.

seeCseas Mod , in [WIS News] Garners Ferry Road Waffle House workers on strike for better working conditions

It’s sad that they have to strike because they fear for their lives at their jobs.

seeCseas Mod , in Hollywood Studios’ WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks

This is why we need to raise awareness of strike. Help them amplify their voices and generate the negative publicity that the studios are desperately trying to avoid!

seeCseas Mod , in Hundreds of thousands of actors will go on strike Wednesday night if negotiations with studios are not reached by midnight.

Good for them, standing up for what’s right!

seeCseas Mod , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

Hi! I used to participate on /r/antiwork (and then /r/workreform after the Doreen incident), but never modded those subs. The only moderation experience I have on reddit was a few years ago, and I stepped down after the sub got past >25k subs because I just wasn’t interested in dealing with reports. I have no intention of becoming a “top mod” or whatever here, and I’m not that interested in admin/mod drama and shenanigans. Lemmy is a new start for many of us old-timey Redditors, and I created this community because I couldn’t find one that gels with my philosophy on work, and I believe it’s something that affects enough of us that we should talk about it.

If you believe in the stated goals of workreform (addressing wage inequality and capitalism, as opposed to abolishing labor altogether), you’re welcome to participate here. You’ll be judged based on your behavior on lemmy and lemmy alone.

Also the modlog is open for everyone to see on lemmy - click on “modlog” at the bottom of the sidebar, near all the subscriber/active user statistics. Spoiler: I haven’t banned anyone yet, and all i’ve done is remove one spam post (well, I removed it, accidentally restored it because I didn’t know what I was doing, and then removed it again) :)

DrTautology OP ,

Hello. Thanks for replying. I’m happy to be here and I appreciate what you’ve done. I’m a diehard believer in the mission and philosophy. I was always more of a lurker on the sub than a contributor, but the message resonates strongly with me, and it was an important part of my daily feed.

I’m still finding my way around this platform, and learning the new jargon and culture, but I can see this replacing any need for Reddit. I’m definitely rooting for the platform and your community.

LollerCorleone , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
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Welcome to the fediverse!

Jcb2016 , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

Why are you still on Reddit after a month?

DrTautology OP ,

Old habits die hard. I spent 9 years on Reddit.

Jcb2016 ,

Yea. It was hard deleting my account 356k karma hit the frontage 5x in 6 years

DrTautology OP ,

I can’t support it anymore. Not just the company, but the entire site has gone to shit with bots and spammers flooding it and harassing people. I went those 9 years without really noticing a single bot or spammer, then suddenly over the last couple months it was like an explosion. I kind of hope it was retaliation from the users and an attempt to push people off the platform.

Galluf , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

On my experience, 90% of the time there’s more to the story than what people claim to be banned for. I’m not saying that 100% of that 90% of the time necessarily justifies the ban. But it usually changes the context significantly.

DrTautology OP , (edited )

Fair enough. Officially I was banned for making a post that violated the subs rules, which I never did. In reality I was banned because a mod didn’t like my attitude. I made a post asking about union materials, but I noticed that the post never went up, so I sent a mod mail asking if there was something wrong with my post. What I got back was a snarky remark about the mods not being bots and they have to manually approve every post and how dare I ask that question again and waste their precious time. To my surprise I made a post about a year ago and it didn’t get approved after 7 hours so I sent a similar inquiry. Naturally I had completely forgotten about this interaction, so I thank the mod for being petty enough to look it up and mention it. Basically a case of give snark get snark, and they didn’t like it and decided to power trip. That’s the whole story.

Galluf ,

Thank you for being honest enough to admit your title is a lie.

Next time be honest from the beginning and don’t lie in your title.

DrTautology OP ,

Did you read what wrote? I was permanently banned and my post was removed because they said it violated the sub’s rules, which it didn’t. That’s officially why I was banned. I didn’t lie about anything here.

Galluf ,

I’d consider it a lie to say you were supposedly banned for violating a rule when you yourself acknowledged that you know that’s not the reason you were banned.

You could have included a qualifier such as supposedly or ostensibly and then explained the full context up front.

magnetosphere , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
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I don’t see how you can reconcile claiming to fight labor exploitation while at the same time giving away your labor for free to a billion dollar company.

Good point, and welcome!

teamevil , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

And I got banned because some tool mod in AITA got upset when I made a username all_aita_mods_are_incels.

WarmSoda ,

Why would you care that much, especially that sub?

Screwthehole ,

I got a site wide ban years ago for interacting in aita, saying someone wasn’t the ah for something in which they were not the asshole. When I re rolled an account I just blocked aita so I didn’t have a repeat.

That place was toxic as fuck anyway

teamevil ,

That’s what I should have done, but I was being petty…and so they were too.

Frog-Brawler ,
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Sounds like a power trip response to an aggressive choice in username. You probably both deserved it.

teamevil ,

I mean you’re not wrong…my original response that got a 3 day suspension was definitely bullshit but I did pour gas in the fire.

Rabbithole ,

Clearly an unjustified ban. :p

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