I got into programming as a boy in the 80s because I wanted to edit snake, went to college for programming and every project I begged teachers to let me warp th

I got into programming as a boy in the 80s because I wanted to edit snake, went to college for programming and every project I begged teachers to let me warp the requirements into something video game related. But by the time graduation was coming, even 20+ years ago, it was obvious that the video game industry was a terrible place to work. Low pay, bad hours, no security, bad publisher arrangements. So, for a long time I never understood why so many engineers go through that. In my arrogance I would think "... surely _engineers_ immediately see the abuse and turn away." I guess that calling is just stronger for some than it was for me.