And standing with the WGA means that if you are a writer of any kind and any studio approaches you during the strike, whether it's to work for them or sell them IP, you say:

"I will meet with you after the strike is over."

There is a word for non-union workers who agree to do the job of union workers during a strike and it is an extremely ugly word.

Don't be that word.

But in truth we should support all striking workers. I have yet to see a strike that was frivolous. Giving up Frito-Lay snacks (they own everything for weeks) sucked. But it was needed.

If the rest of you are asking what you can do, it's simple:

When your favorite show is delayed bitch and whine...at the studios. If you watch late night TV and stuff that is written on the day, you have particular leverage.

Spam them.

Do not shut up and do not blame the writers. Keep telling them you want your show back.

And if they hire AI instead, then refuse to watch until they bring the writers back.

This is about the future of work but it's about something else too.

Humans do not only need to consume art. We need to create it too.

Art created by AIs is only half of the equation (until AIs become people and these writing AIs are nothing more than a highly sophisticated version of the autocorrect in your phone). There can be no human connection.

And the studios will realize this. But a lot of people will go hungry while they do so.

(And if you find out a movie was written by AI, don't watch it and be sure to tell everyone why. We have to make it financially untenable for them to use AI. Even if that means you have to stop watching your favorite show for a while).

Another organization that could take a stance here but alas isn't: The Academy.

Render any AI written movie ineligible for an Oscar and the big studios would come to heel real fast on the issue.