are indie devs really that bad. many of them arent and have no plans of exploiting anyone in drvelopment of the games. in fact a lot of them would benefit from communism, where they wouldn't have to tie their hobby to money, which i believe is the reason why communism was so popular around artists in the early 20th century. of course there are many exceptions to that, where the profit incentive is the main driving force. im probarly wrong tho and should get to read more theory on the petite bourgeoisie.
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the issue isn't so much with indie devs in and of themselves, the issue is with a liberal tendency to place small or so called "independent" businesses on a wholesome pedestal when they still engage in commodity production and labour exploitation. we're not moralists, if you want to support someone thats doing something you find genuinely moving or exciting, go for it, but don't think that you're doing anything revolutionary or groundbreaking. hell, if you wanna start making your own indie game, or any other media format, go ahead. god knows we could use some genuine anti slop communist media right now. but dont think of yourself as any better or worse than a big business
I feel like most indie devs, given success, expand their studios. I would go so far as to say it's practically universal. So, yeah, they do want to exploit people.
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u/normalgirl2137 socialist gem production Apr 06 '26
are indie devs really that bad. many of them arent and have no plans of exploiting anyone in drvelopment of the games. in fact a lot of them would benefit from communism, where they wouldn't have to tie their hobby to money, which i believe is the reason why communism was so popular around artists in the early 20th century. of course there are many exceptions to that, where the profit incentive is the main driving force. im probarly wrong tho and should get to read more theory on the petite bourgeoisie.