I appreciate you wrote this. I think the message is supposed to be “make games for yourself and not the hypothetical of others”, which I agree with, but the reality is that a lot of us try and recoup our losses. If I had infinite time and money I’d make a game for myself first and exclusively, but I need to make a game for myself and others to try and recoup the thousands I’ll spend.
Still, I appreciate the sentiment and I appreciate your write-up. Thank you.