What's up with the writers strike?

Dear Doctor BS,

What's up with this writers strike? I watch TV all the time, and I don't want my favorite shows to go away. Like, what would I do then, watch reruns? And what do these writers want, anyway? I mean, they're all rich and famous and stuff already. I'd love to be a screenwriter, I'd be on Easy Street. But no, I have to go to my stupid boring job all day and only get to watch TV at night and on the weekends. Besides, how hard can it be to do their job? Spoiled bunch of babies.

BH

Dear BH,

It would seem that you suffer from a popular misconception, one that is common to people who have never had an original thought in their life. Namely, you think that it's easy to come up with original thoughts, despite the fact that you've never had one yourself.

You see, watching TV is not the same thing as creating TV. Just like watching the space shuttle launch isn't the same thing as being an astronaut. Or just like watching a bag of popcorn in the microwave is not the same thing as having all the moisture in your body superheated until your husk explodes into a delicious, crunchy, salty treat. Or just like watching child pornography doesn't make you a pedophile. Wait, that last one isn't right, it does make you a pedophile.

Think about this for a moment, if your livelihood depended on you coming up with original thougths, you would be dead. So give the writers a little credit and be patient while they do battle with the forces of corporate greed. Soon it will all be over and your viewing habits can go back to normal. Although it wouldn't hurt you to get off the couch once in a while. Fatty.

Doctor BS