The author of an opinion piece posted this over on Twitter.
In 2021, the platitude “Get Woke, go broke” is dead. Everyone got woke, and no one who got woke went broke. The meme was on life support before 2019. In 2021 its corpse is starting to smell. Did anyone ever believe this? Probably not. And from this point onward we should be honest about our situation, there would be more dignity.
Look, I don’t know what he was thinking of in 2021, but here in 2024, his prognosticatory powers are starting to look a little weak. Let’s recap:
Comics. Everything doom and gloom, to the point that they are beginning to include CHILDREN’S BOOKS in the list of comic books sales in order to juice the numbers. Comic stores are shutting down, people are leaving the industry left and right, and page rates are so low full-time professionals can’t afford dental care.
Hollywood. Current projects in development have dropped by 33%, year over year (400 instead of 600), execs, writers, producers, etc. are all out of jobs, some permanently, Disney lost nearly $1.5 BILLION dollars in one year, and Paramount is so close to collapse the rumor is that Sony is looking at acquiring it.
Video Games. Layoffs in the AAA industry are in the tens of thousands, studios are closing left and right, Square Enix just took a $140 million loss on cancelled projects, and AA games Palworld, Helldivers, and Stellar Blade are eating their lunch.
I don’t know what people are expecting from “get woke, go broke”, but the repercussions of whole industries turning their backs on what their customers want to buy are continuing to echo. The pain is real, and while it is taking longer than people may have expected or wanted, the consequences for Wokism are here and they are BAD.
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