https://web.archive.org/web/20230630073525/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/01/top-hollywood-exec-made-498-million-in-5-years-while-writer-pay-fell.html I would consider these people overpaid at $30k a year but this is hilarious.
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Good catch with the alternate title, OP. This headline is a great example of sneaking a losing argument or bad fact through under cover of a winning argument or more palatable fact, which is a common technique of the bullshit artist. Want sympathy for your dudes, but they make six figures on average? Camouflage the statement in a comparison to someone who makes a lot more! “Execs make exponentially more money than us” is an easy emotional appeal nowadays, so most supporters won’t even do the math here.