Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, some in the negative

Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by feoren on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:38PM (#36924936)

> get paid for it over and over as long as my work was still benefitting the company.

You say this like it's laughably unrealistic. Yet it sounds completely reasonable to me. Why shouldn't you get paid in proportion to the value you create?

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Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by scarface_74 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:13PM (#36926663)

I do of i decide to keep the stock I earned instead of selling it and diversifying it.

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Re:Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks... by causality0 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:17AM (#36928063)

Two reasons. Firstly, I still get paid for the time I don't have the opportunity or the work ethic to create value. I'm able to financially plan and feel far more secure that way. Secondly, it would create a nightmare if everyone operated this way. Imagine paying a stipend to Toyota every year your car keeps running. A payment to the builder every year your house doesn't fall down. A payment to your professors every time you get a paycheck since their work contributed to you getting a job and a payment to your computer manufacturer every time you send an e-mail. It's rent-seeking behavior that society has chosen, for some reason, to tolerate in the producers of entertainment.

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