The gaming industry has been blown to pixelated bits. It’s not because of its games. It’s not the expensive, downloadable content or DEI controversies. It’s how the industry is treating its workers — the very talents who make the games we know and love.

We should strive to prevent protests and strikes from becoming the societal norm, but the manner in which that quest will be achieved is still up in the air. Whatever that answer may be, it most definitely does not begin with performative activism on college campuses.

When I tell most people that “Newsies” is my favorite musical, I’m usually greeted with an eye roll that simultaneously says, “Wow, what a corny choice” and, “I’m entirely unsurprised that...