Game development is worthless? WTF? (Was: Why Ruby?)

[Peter Alexander]

On 19/12/10 4:41 PM, Caligo wrote:
> You are absolutely right; life sucks for many people, and that's why
> some of them choose to play video games.  It gives them a chance to
> escape reality, and game companies exploit this to make money.  Game
> companies use all kinds of psychology in their games to keep you playing
> as long as possible.  That is why to me there is no honor in game
> development.

Some game developers do that. The vast majority do not. I don't think 
it's fair to insult developers in general based on the actions of a few. 
You might as well say there's no honor in software development because 
some people write viruses and other malware.