I never said I was in the game industry. Since you ask, yes I was heavily into the development of games in the past. I was also a reseller for VPS so I have spent large amounts of time in CLI configuring servers around the world.

We are obviously not going to see eye to eye here because we come from completely different paradigms. It is okay. I don't like where corporations are taking us. I see the greatest games studios being bought up and shuttered by corporate greed.

I will not pretend that they have advanced the art of video games. They have instead invested in the commercialization of video games trying to extract as much value as they can. Luckily, indy developers have stepped up where massive corporations have failed. Most of the best games I have played in the last decade have been non-mainstream.

I think your cynical comment about not being able to afford gaming has some truth to it. I personally have eliminated Windows from my household because I grew tired of having a spyware OS. I don't spend the money I used to on video games and I have taken months long breaks from playing everyday to work on other projects and to spend more time with friends and family.