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comment by fr33lunch
fr33lunch  ·  4414 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: “People have no idea what’s going on in Hollywood now..."
I regret using the phrase "boo hoo" in such a callous manner. I realize that it has triggered an unnecessary amount of emotion for such a touchy topic.

You make a great argument. Since I'm not in the industry, my perspective is vastly different than yours or Kleinbl00's. I took the article at face value, assuming that the struggling grips, best boys, extras, and the like do not own a home in Hollywood. I assumed that they live on the outskirts of LA in an apartment or something. If we are talking about these folks then this article doesn't apply to them, at-least in the context that I read it in. I appreciate the point-of-view that you share because it isn't necessarily one that I could have gleaned from the article.

The bit about their plight being just as real as anyone in Yuma, is more or less why I disagreed with the article. People have no idea what's going on in Hollywood, because it is happening everywhere else too. I take umbrage with someone who complains about property values when they bought at the peak of the market - no matter where they live. It could have been San Francisco, Laguna Hills, or La Jolla, My reaction would have been the same. To me, the industry had nothing to do with it. If this article were about professional athletes, would we see things that differently than one another then?