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Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher are now not resuming their shows amid strikes.

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[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the remedy video linked in the article, she said that she only wanted to keep the show going. I can feel that she indeed values the show and the connection it made between people. However, it's also sad to see how this kind of blissful ignorance turns the creative drive into something that perpetuates inequality and harms the people connected by the show. She hurts people in a way she doesn't understand. Maybe she'll learn something this time.

Some of the replies to this tweet are fucking yikes:

[–] GopherOwl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed. I feel she tried to do the right thing but didn't. I hope she learns and I don't really have animosity towards her. People make mistakes. And admitting you're wrong is a huge thing our society doesn't value like it should.

Meanwhile Bill Maher tried to do the wrong thing and managed to successfully do the wrong thing, but for the wrong reasons. So... task failed successfully? I have zero expectations for him and yet he always manages to be a disappointment.