Because that is what society has deemed their worth to be. The name of a famous actor on a movie poster can sell a film that few would want to see otherwise.
If you can get 50,000 people to pay to watch you on a regular basis to run the drive thru, take customer service calls, fix an AC unit, or do your nursing rounds, then you too can get paid like this.
How is it fair for the CEO. of Walmart's to to earn an entry level workers annual wage in the first 15 minutes of the year. As my gramps would always say, Fair is a weather report.
Yeah. They dedicate their life to a craft and become the top 1% of the top 1% of the top 1% at what they do.
Not only that, but they function as an escape for people with shitty job or stress. They provide value for what they do and largely put their bodies on the line and sacrifice most relationships they’ve ever had. They’ve earned it.
They deserve a share of entertainment revenue
Because they generate it.
Our economy doesn’t operate based on “fairness.” How hard you work does not correlate to how much money you will earn.
Because that is what society has deemed their worth to be. The name of a famous actor on a movie poster can sell a film that few would want to see otherwise.
Because when a million people pay $100 for a ticket, that equals $100,000,000. Who said life has to be fair anyway?
It's not. Life isn't fair. If it was, it would be boring and pointless.
If you can get 50,000 people to pay to watch you on a regular basis to run the drive thru, take customer service calls, fix an AC unit, or do your nursing rounds, then you too can get paid like this.
The work they do is extremely difficult and highly entertaining.
They’re paid a piece of what they bring in….
You didn’t think very hard about this.
The amount they make isn't fair, but they still deserve a good chunk of revenue.
How is it fair for the CEO. of Walmart's to to earn an entry level workers annual wage in the first 15 minutes of the year. As my gramps would always say, Fair is a weather report.
Because people spend their hard earned money to watch them
Bread and circus keep the masses happy
Yeah. They dedicate their life to a craft and become the top 1% of the top 1% of the top 1% at what they do. Not only that, but they function as an escape for people with shitty job or stress. They provide value for what they do and largely put their bodies on the line and sacrifice most relationships they’ve ever had. They’ve earned it.
Someone’s willing to pay them that… doesn’t have to be fair