Does the movie industry have crunch? I suppose it does but does it have the same level of peer pressure and job insecurity if you refuse as you do in game industry? I'd be surprised to know that it does to the same extent considering the movie industry is unionised.
I'm all pro-union but there's really a lot of eye-wided idealism whenever ERA get on that topic. It's not a magic, sudden fix for the vagaries of any particular industry or workplace. Barely anyone seem to ever bring up that such an effort would happen on a country to country / company to company basis with whatever unions already exists there. In fact in most EU countries I would imagine game industry workers can and could unionize though I believe the work culture in those industries, along with the type of contracts and employee status, means poor footing for unions if left in neutral.
I must say I can't help but agree with some in the thread saying that a lot of people sound really out of touch with the reality of deadline windows.
The vast majority of REEEE is either unemployed, on welfare/disability, or in entry level retail/IT/call center jobs. Of course they don't know how adult jobs work.
Does the vast majority of REEEEE even leave their bedrooms/basements, let alone venture outside?
They do sometimes to heat up their Hot Pockets in the microwave, but only between 11 AM and 4 pm, which is after they have woken up (because they are SO tired) and it's when their really mean Trump loving stepdads are still at work.
Some even manage to make their way to movie theatres to partake in the latest Disney approved entertainment, but only when mommy can pick them up afterwards, because it's hard riding the bus with their refilled extra large sodas and popcorn.