Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty?
by Veen on Friday February 26, 2021 @12:11PM
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> The fruits rotted in the fields because they weren't worth picking.
That may be true, but why weren't they worth picking? In agriculture, large buyers often enforce artificially low prices (monopsony). Even if farmers were willing to pay pickers more, there's no point if the buyers refuse to pay a fair price that accounts for increased wages.
Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty?
by randomdata on Friday February 26, 2021 @12:18PM
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> but why weren't they worth picking?
The exact same reason. As the price rises in the grocery store, you and I stop buying those fruits. When we stop buying them, there is no need to produce even more of what is already not being purchased.
It is the case, but leaves some assumptions on the table. Namely that you understand that price exists to be a deterrent, and when price rises too high you will decide that you don't need something anymore.
The fruits rotted in the fields because they weren't worth picking. There was no need to pay anyone to do a job that wasn't deemed worthwhile to do in the first place.