Making video games is a dream job because lots of people want to make video games. Amazing that some people choose jobs for reasons other than high salary, job

Making video games is a dream job because lots of people want to make video games. Amazing that some people choose jobs for reasons other than high salary, job security, and low stress. Shocking that some people are actually motivated by oh, I don't know, actual interest in an industry! We can force employers to treat game devs differently via unionization or laws. If people want to discuss these kinds of measures, that's fine. But these people ought to recognize that these regulations will involve trade-offs. If you think the trade-offs are worth it, cool, but please acknowledge them. My feeling is that highly skilled programmers who are incredibly in demand in every industry do not need unions or special legal protection. They have options. Only by denying the existence of their free will can we pretend that this is a serious problem.