Why aren't there more union stories onscreen?

The podcast discusses the abundance of TV shows and movies about rich jerks and the lack of stories about workers. It examines the allure of narratives centered around the super wealthy and the criticism of individual characters without addressing systemic issues. The conversation explores using politeness towards service workers to avoid confronting systemic inequities and the absence of impactful union storylines in media. It questions the prevalence of billionaire and superhero narratives and explores the reasons behind the lack of union storylines onscreen.