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ecib · 3809 days ago · link · · parent · post: What It's Like To Fail: From TV Writer to Homeless Man
Rich, poor, or middle class, there are millions stacked on millions of people who live right up to their means. It's easy to look at his salary and call him out, but think about his frame of reference. He was on top of the world with a shitload of money and a stellar career with one of the hottest shows. It was not an unreasonable expectation that he could find another gig in his scene at half his current salary or even worse, and still be ok. He is solely responsible for the situation he found himself in, but in the way he handled it in the lead up to his downfall, it isn't clear to me whether he was the exception or the rule. Plenty to be learned here, but is he exceptional? The answer to that is what should scare us.