Perhaps it would be helpful for Mr. Long to take a step back and look at the product that he and his industry are turning out. This article reminds me of the complaints from union auto workers in the 70’s who, for decades, had been turning out increasingly bad cars yet getting increasingly higher pay. And then came the Japanese to take market share from the invincible unionized Big 3. The industry opened the door for its own demise.

The entertainment industry, of which Mr. Long is a 30+ year veteran, has been turning out an increasingly bad product for decades. Humor is not funny. Drama is mostly politicized. Love stories must bend all the multiple gender boxes. What the hell does the industry expect when they have clearly lost touch with their consumer?

The demise of his profession has nothing to do with fat cats. My guess is that Mr. Long knows very well the problem but he can’t say it for fear of being ostracized. The entire industry does not make money for basic business reasons because they hate their customers. It’s the same as the news media. Turn out a bad news product and - Voila, Bari and the Free Press are born.