Am I supposed to feel sorry for games developers? Like they are some exploited sweat shop workers? One example in there a person was earning 150k+. They started

Am I supposed to feel sorry for games developers? Like they are some exploited sweat shop workers? One example in there a person was earning 150k+. They started off low and due to experience increased their salary. We keep getting told how awful the games industry is. I'm doubtful, why would so many people continue to work in it? At the very least any of the programmers could move to other sectors. I'm guessing the answer is the type of work. It's highly creative unlike business programming.