here's the wild thing that it feels almost impossible to say in the games industry: the game doesn't mean shit! it's lights and colours! it's nice to play one and it's nice to make a good one, sure
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but — and i mean this very sincerely — if the production of the object ruins the lives and health of the people making it, the object doesn't mean shit! what -- you shipped a fun mech game? or a good cowboy game? great. who's taking medical leave?
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I had to pull people aside in previous jobs and tell them directly: "It's just a video game". You're not saving the planet, you're making a game, and there's no reason to literally hurt yourself and your family just so the damn update ships a week earlier
