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The sorry state of streaming residuals shows why SAG and the WGA are striking.

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[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn. That payout is a disgrace.

To clarify, this is how much "residual" pay the writers got out of the show being streamed after production. Imagine being a writer on one the biggest shows on a platform, and all you get for it being successful is like a tenth of a months rent.