Really? Being a game programmer is a choice taken by people with good choices available to them. They could be working less hard and/or earning more elsewhere.

Really? Being a game programmer is a choice taken by people with good choices available to them. They could be working less hard and/or earning more elsewhere. They choose not to. I don't see why that's a travesty. Sweatshop is working is horrible conditions that no one would choose if they had any decent options.