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Burns' frustration stems from the way his layoff was handled. He elucidates that Wisecrack was not truly shut down; instead, all employees were let go as a cost-cutting measure by its parent company, Enthusiast Gaming, which was struggling financially. This left the creative team bewildered, especially as their content had been thriving just prior to the layoffs. The decision, he argues, had little to do with the quality of the content, and more to do with business calculus—the age-old story of profit margins taking precedence over people.