The analysis is a bit stale, and I think the “evil E1” bit is ridiculous (I would accept “machiavellian”), but the underlying schema’s worth considering nonetheless.

(if anyone should be surprised to come across a Final Fantasy VI reference in the middle of an analysis of social structure it sure as hell shouldn’t be me, but here we are)

Whole thing reminds me of “ladder theory”, which was to Internet 1.0 what “Game”/“redpill” heteromasculinism is to 2.0 (I mean, look at this fucking webdesign)