Not the theorists…

A diverse audience in a red-seated auditorium claps and reacts with smiles and laughter. A man in a black blazer and white t-shirt with a blue logo stands on a stage with his arms outstretched, smiling and speaking into a headset microphone, while two other people stand beside him. The scene cuts to a control room where several people in tuxedos react with shock and distress, and then to a large audience in formal wear, many covering their faces in apparent dismay.