i like game development because it started more as a hobby, but now i see a potential income from my work. I can't consider myself a hobbyist because even tho i'm not only for the money, i do need $$$, and i know that. But i also can't say game development is a job for me because i don't earn even a bubblegum with my games. And, tbh, i don't even know if i will.
Possible ways to get money with games usually includes paid games, paid assets, crowdfunding... me no have paid games, and even if i had, no one plays my free games, let alone my paid ones lol. As every game dev, i kinda consider myself a little bit of an artist, so i don't want to start selling my content. And crowdfunding not only feels like begging for money, but also i don't have any active player for my games, so no one would give me money.
I'm the kind of person that don't really care to crunch, as long as i can finish this damn game today (or at least tomorrow) and make it playable and good. So i think i would go well as a game developer that actually work on that.