[CJefferson]

I don't think it is satire, but if the author reads this, one first reading it really seems like they want to get people to hate them, but I don't think they do.

ALso, they really shouldn't claim "Doom clone" when their game is, technically, much worse than doom in many ways, when one of their major arguments is other games are "made wrong".

[jszymborski]

I think this is unfair.

Sure, the writing style is a bit over-stated, but ultimately it demonstrates that the author asked "why should I build this? does it contribute to society?" which are questions that I think aren't always at the fore front of software devs' minds.

You don't have to agree with their conclusions, but I appreciate that this person is thinking about social impact when they write code, and that it appears to be a major motivation.

There are sections which sound like self-aggrandizing promotion, but honestly we tolerate that stuff (esp. on start-up focused sites like ProductHunt and HN) from commercial products all the time that promise to "change the world" if only you give them a small monthly fee or stare at their ads. At least this person is talking about free and public cultural works.

Finally, a bit of a nitpick, but there was a time when "Doom-clone" was the word people used to describe FPSs. If this person is truly trying to create a 90s game, that's actually the better terminology. Granted, it's likely not the most common interpretation of the word these days.

[CJefferson]

This person claims to be the only person making fully open non-trivial open source games.

They talk about how other open source games have a variety of insulting problems, while complaining they are going to get lots of insults. They claim, unlike other authors of open source games "they are offer the truth". I tend to get irritated when anyone claims to be the source of truth.

[schrijver]

> on first reading it really seems like they want to get people to hate them

Didn’t read it like that at all. I just read someone explaining their principles and how it relates to something they make.

[ddingus]

That was my take too. They are super committed and motivated. Not a thing wrong about that.

What I like is their "you do you" approach. The license makes things clear. The author expressed themselves, what they are about in a way that also empowers others to do the same thing, everyone with basically no worries.

That frankly, is a healthy political expression.

[Iv]

Shhhh, you are supposed to be libertarian or ancap if you are posting on Ycombinator...