I make games for a living, and I agree with what you're saying, but I would cast a net much wider than just games. Ultimately, a ton of stuff the Hacker News co

I make games for a living, and I agree with what you're saying, but I would cast a net much wider than just games. Ultimately, a ton of stuff the Hacker News community is working on falls into the 'want' category - not the 'need' category. I accept that what I'm doing isn't making the world a better place in any meaningful way. But I see you work as an engineer at Etsy, and I would suggest that you're in a glass house throwing stones.