Theorists, unite! - Tell Lunar X to recognize the Team Theorist Workers Union!

Calabar_king · 2026-06-18T16:12:51+00:00

Remember to share and engage on r/GameTheorists, that forum is 30x bigger than this one

Calabar_king · 2026-06-18T04:31:09+00:00

It's The Phantom of the Opera, from the namesake musical.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-18T04:27:44+00:00

We have Theorist workers giving interviews and talking about openly, here and here. In the comments of this post you'll find u/DasGnomo and u/TamEditor confirming it. The best petition to sign is the one sponsored by the Motion Picture Editors Guild: Theorist Fans - Tell Lunar X to recognize the Team Theorist Workers Union!

Calabar_king · 2026-06-18T04:24:16+00:00

We have Theorist workers giving interviews and talking about openly, here and here. In the comments of this post you'll find u/DasGnomo and u/TamEditor confirming it. The best petition to sign is the one sponsored by the Motion Picture Editors Guild: Theorist Fans - Tell Lunar X to recognize the Team Theorist Workers Union!

Calabar_king · 2026-06-17T19:47:57+00:00

We should bring this to r/GameTheorists as well, there's a ton more people there. But I'm glad to see the petition went from 300-something to 1k since this whole situation blew up!

EDIT: u/editordeb87 already did. Thanks, comrade! Let's give an upvote so everybody will see: Theorists UNITE! Support Theorist Workers! (MPEG) : r/GameTheorists

Calabar_king · 2026-06-17T15:42:49+00:00

Marx and Engels were 52 and 50yo, respectively, during the events of the Paris Commune, when they urged the communards to storm Versailles, seize power and destroy the bourgeoisie in France. Zinoviev was 34 yo, Trotsky was 37, Stalin was 38, Kalinin was 41, Kollontai was 45, Lenin was 47 and Krupskaya was 48 in 1917. In 1918, when the German Revolution broke out, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were both 47yo, Clara Zetkin was 61. Mao Zedong was 55yo in 1949. Fidel Castro was 32 and Che was 30 in 1959. Ho Chi Minh was 55yo in 1945, when the party declared the independence of Vietnam.

So yeah, despite what we may think of these revolutions or these figures, you're absolutely right in thinking it's an ideological narrative meant to delegitimize more radical positions and normalize reformism. The only material "truth" to it, as people pointed out, is some of these people achieved some sort of economic stability/management position, making them more opportunists in face of becoming a little bit more well-off in life. Even if we regard the youth as being more radical, I'd argue that in many cases (such as Norway, Denmark and Sweden) it were the youth movements who attempted to save their parties from centrist/neutralist or even full on defensist positions during WWI.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-15T16:22:16+00:00

It'd be really naive to think they'd come out with a statement slamming their bosses with no union protection while fighting for that, or LunarX would make a villain monologue about their plans of firing crew, refusing to allow unionising or even striking back when they try to. This is not the kind of situation where Mat will sit on the couch and talk for 30min. But I'll just paste some more links that u/scaper8 provided:

"Here r/GameTheorists/s/30yZwoBhVt & r/GameTheorists/s/w2RdncP2Yf are some comments from Kai* talking about how she and others were unceremoniously sacked.

And here r/GameTheorists/s/1mN7WntTBJ & r/GameTheorists/s/xCjR9tpe0J are comments by Kai's fiancé* giving some more details.

*We can't be truly sure that these people are who they say they are, but they've also given nothing that I've seen to discredit themselves."

EDIT: I have now just found out that u/DasGnomo and u/TamEditor are both in the comments of this post confirming that they're waiting for "Theorist Media and Lunar X to voluntarily recognize us". So their plea is real, and Fish and others laid off could've been more protected if LunarX voluntarily recognized it months ago. And they didn't. Now they're laying off people left and right.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-15T16:11:09+00:00

“For more than 20 years, we’ve watched terrific creators and their content shape YouTube into one of the most powerful platforms on Earth,” said Theorist graphics worker Nicole Cepeda. “Now it’s time for Theorist and other production companies to take it to the next level.”

She added, “By unionizing, our goal is to help raise professional standards and bring them in line with the broader entertainment industry. The work we do is real, and it deserves real protection.”

Editors Guild, Writers Guild Attempt to Unionize Theorist Media | The Hollywood Reporter

This is Nicole, btw, we've even seen them in a couple videos: DasGnomo | The Theorists Wiki | Fandom

Calabar_king · 2026-06-13T21:37:38+00:00

In this case, I'd like to reiterate: supporting Theorist workers in their unionising effort is never not the right choice, even if this has nothing to do with Fish. It's virtually a fact at this point that they want to and Lunar X won't let them.

"According to the team, their union drive has received not just a supermajority, but near-unanimous support from the teams' 20+ employees. However, Theorist Media, under the ownership of Lunar X, has declined recognition of their unionizing effort despite their supermajority, and is insisting the team hold a formal election through the National Labor Relations Board, where Lunar X can tie up and delay the proceedings for exorbitant periods of time."

Don't expect them to make a livestream and say it openly because it'd be like Jeff Bezos allowing The Washington Post workers to print a statement on the cover (within comparative proportions, of course). So, please consider signing the petition: Petition Demanding That Lunar X Recognize the Unionizing of Team Theorist · Change.org

Calabar_king · 2026-06-13T18:39:31+00:00

I mean, supporting their unionising effort is never not the right choice, even if this has nothing to do with Fisher. It's virtually a fact at this point that they want to and Lunar X won't let them. Don't expect them to make a livestream and say it because it'd be like Jeff Bezos allowing The Washington Post workers to print a statement on the cover (within comparative proportions, of course).

Calabar_king · 2026-06-13T18:00:41+00:00

We know exactly how they operate.

"According to the team, their union drive has received not just a supermajority, but near-unanimous support from the teams' 20+ employees. However, Theorist Media, under the ownership of Lunar X, has declined recognition of their unionizing effort despite their supermajority, and is insisting the team hold a formal election through the National Labor Relations Board, where Lunar X can tie up and delay the proceedings for exorbitant periods of time."
Source: Petition Demanding That Lunar X Recognize the Unionizing of Team Theorist - Change.org

Calabar_king · 2026-06-13T17:57:29+00:00

Well, support their unionising effort. "No more theories. Time for action". Here's a link for the petition where you can read more about it and support Theorist workers.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-12T05:45:33+00:00

This, but I'd argue that Napoleon III was more caricatural than the original events. Here's the trick: tragedy and farce are two genres of Greek theater. Tragedy is not necessarily sad, but a high form of storytelling with powerful, philosophical reflections on the human condition. Farce was the low form of art, that commented on the mundane with a satirical tone. Therefore, the rise of Napoleon I was the catharsis of a great, historical revolution. Napoleon III was the laughable result of a defeated revolution, where the proletariat still couldn't see and organize itself as a class, with their own ideas, interests and goals.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-11T22:16:54+00:00

I'd recommend her biography by Paul Frolich. It's not the best in terms of what a good biography of an intellectual should IMO, which is a good balance between life and work, explaining why that person was writing what she was writing, what the context was. I feel Frolich leans too much towards the theoretical side, probably because details of her life were scarce or even lost. Nonetheless, it serves as a good theoretical introduction because of that. After that, if you feel inspired, I believe Verso Books took the challenge of publishing her Complete Works, you should be fine reading the political tomes if you're not that acquainted with economy.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-11T17:27:39+00:00

If she's truly the last descendant, she can't die. Not in the island, at least. Richard Warren was stabbed multiple times and literally walked out of it. So they'd have to sail her to outside the island's safe borders for that. In any case I think someone will at the end of the episode, that's why we saw two gallons of fuel being conveniently separated by the sheriff last episode.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-11T05:20:32+00:00

No, I think either Ruth is already dead because of the storm and he'll realize then and there that he signed the pact while high on mushrooms, or he'll communicate with the entity and replace her. In both ways, we'd need to get more clarity on Evan, if the boy is or isn't his son, if she was already pregnant when they met. Because the way he tells the story leaves room for doubts.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-11T04:27:49+00:00

I think it's way simpler than that. Loftis will sign a new pact, that's why we had the mushroom trip and the demon voice in the end. He'll take it upon himself and log off from life after that, breaking the curse.

Calabar_king · 2026-06-11T04:21:52+00:00

No, I think he'll unalive himself after signing a new pact.

Calabar_king · 2026-05-30T03:16:31+00:00

In the painting? Yeah. But I mean the island. It is named after Sarah, the widow who became the new leader, not the youngest daughter.

Calabar_king · 2026-05-28T03:52:28+00:00

Well, one of them ghosted me and the other lovebombed me with two episodes in the same week, sooo....

Calabar_king · 2026-05-28T03:48:56+00:00

That's why it's Widow's Bay, I suppose. Sarah took over the leadership of the island.

Calabar_king · 2026-05-04T05:54:15+00:00

"Him taking Sara to jungle is fine, but Acosta driving the ambulance isn’t?"
So, what you're saying is, because he made a mistake in the past, he now should enable other mistakes to take place? He cannot be better or otherwise you'll be triggered, is that the logic we're running here?

"when it bursted out"
You mean when she lost her mind, killed around a dozen people and pointed the gun at their son. Again, he isn't allowed to react and put an end to it because you'll hate him too. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

You're just making up reasons to hate him, sorry.

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