Yeah that's what being a fucking hipster is dude. Also they shit on Destiny and how is that not a game with "passion and love"? They put so much effort into this original universe and all these mechanics.
I think you're a hipster bro.
Ha ha ha, well it does appear that I share a lot of "hipster" sentiment, but I assure you, I DO socialize, I DO have hope in some things, I could give a rats ass about image/appearances, and I am afraid that I was never sent a hipster rules of conduct manual, so I couldn't subscribe to their group think if I wanted to. So what ever simlarities we might share is pure happenstance.
As for the hard work of game developers...
...people slave away in factories all day too, often times they are underpaid at that, and only working as temps, yet they slave away none the less, not for the love or passion of their work, or because they find it personally fulfilling, but because they got mouths to feed, a roof to keep over their head, bills to pay, etc.
Not everyone is a Warren Spector.
I guess I should also point out that just because one is an aspiring game designer, goes to school for it and the whole nine yards, does not mean that he's going to end up working for a company where he is free to explore his passions or welcome to share his ideas. Not unlike many of the modern day animators of cartoons, they often time work long hours as if on an assembly line, producing not so much what they want to, but what they are told to produce. Sadly not all those commands come from people who like them, are gamers, aspiring game designers, etc. Often times they are just business men who don't want to take risks.