@misterpatches RDJ. I think Cruise is a bigger movie star - owns his roles whereas Marvel actors are beholden to the characters. But if we differentiate between stardom (power, creative control, off-screen celebrity) and fame (# of eyes on them, dollars made) it’s RDJ.
@joelevard@misterpatches I think this is the one - maybe Cruise of DiCaprio surpass RDJ in the *Western Hemisphere* (and that’s a big maybe) but Marvel is universally popular globally in a way that these US blockbusters e.g., MI/Tarantino/etc. can’t shake a stick at.
@ghost_diaper@JHWeissmann Oh, and truckers. Like ffs, Jimmy Hoffa drove a truck. These established tradesmens unions are losing numbers & political sway, so the new major factions of workers - hospitality, tech, et al. - gotta organize & unionize asap!!
@ghost_diaper@JHWeissmann 💯 if it can happen to jobs as diverse as cab drivers & journalists, the two main loci of this trend that I can think of, it can happen to any of us!! And why wouldn’t employers take advantage, both corps and mom&pops?
@_uzunma@injusticewatch I worked for a tenants hotline, and at our place eviction calls jumped from 15-20% of our total volume to over 50%. Hmu if you want more info and I can give you contact info to get hard stats.
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I'm not sure "allow everything to become immeasurably worse while we are in control of two branches of government" is going to create the large scale voter turnout Democrats are hoping for, but idk I don't make like $350,000 a year doing consulting
@requiredreadin Nooo unions are becoming more widespread and workers are aware of their value after watching the economy crumble for want of them. I’m a pessimistic Dick but even I think labors made important gains fr.
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