Thechickenxander

I haven't really spoken too much about this situation because it's a lose/lose no matter what. On one side, you have a corporate studio that is clearly out of touch with the Skibidi Toilet community. On the other side, you have a young audience that is treating this (assumedly) multi-million dollar IP buyout like it's a puzzle in a video game to solve. Here's my take on the situation. Boom sold the rights of Skibidi Toilet to Invisible Narratives. While the specific details aren't public to my knowledge, the deal probably included Boom getting a large sum of money (probably millions) with even more tied to the success of future projects. Boom then probably took a backseat to everything and let Invisible Narratives take the reins. Deservedly so too considering how much he worked on the series. Fast forward and suddenly the quality of new episodes starts dropping. Invisible Narratives also starts pulling some questionable moves regarding the series, such as renaming the entire YouTube channel and scrubbing Boom's name from it. Now we're in a situation where Boom is clearly unhappy with everything, but his hands are (probably) legally tied since he ultimately signed the contract. Meanwhile, Invisible Narratives is struggling to handle the massive backlash from the community. This unfortunately happens all the time in the creative space. Some creator signs the rights away to their work, and suddenly the corporate guys can't row the boat anymore. But you've also got an incredibly young community treating this like some elaborate ARG with kids skimming through pixels on YouTube videos looking for hidden clues in order to "save" Boom from his contract. You've also got YouTubers and commentators leaking private information and breaking NDAs, putting everyone at serious risk of legal problems because they don't know any better and don't have lawyers advising them. You've got Invisible Narratives just completely mishandling the situation for months because they don't understand the audience they bought. Then you've got the OG creator seemingly fueling the fire and waging some silent PR cold war by liking certain posts and leaving breadcrumbs for everyone to find. Here's what I'll say - Invisible Narratives was incredibly naive to think they could just swoop in and take over the entire brand like they have. Skibidi Toilet *is* Dafuqboom. Dafuqboom *is* Skibidi Toilet. Removing him from the equation and turning his accounts into a corporate, brand safe, watered down version was never going to work. I've spoken with a few people from Invisible Narratives, and personally, I have no issues with anyone there - they've all been super nice. But this is yet another case of a corporate entity being fundamentally so out of touch with a modern audience. In regards to this specific post, I seriously doubt Invisible Narratives is faking or editing any of these messages. That would be the dumbest and easiest way to set themselves up for a lawsuit. Again, this isn't a game. This is real life and unfortunately real life involves teams of lawyers and million dollar contracts. I haven't spoken with Boom, nor do I know anything beyond what's already public, but I honestly don't see a positive outcome here. Right now, all we've got from Invisible Narratives are PR-approved statements, while Boom hasn't said anything himself. What I do know is that the community is never going to believe anything Invisible Narratives says at this point. They've already made their minds up. They don't want the truth. They just want blood. This situation has been so incredibly mishandled that the only way out is Boom getting the rights back, which probably isn't happening if Invisible Narratives paid millions for them. The situation sucks. Happy Easter. 🐰🥚