[xmprt]

Game Development is an example of what can happen when there are too many people passionate about their work. I'm not saying that everyone in that industry is taken advantage of but it's a lot more than the broader tech industry even though there's a lot of overlap between skill sets.

[Agentlien]

I would like to say that while this is definitely still a thing it has gotten better in recent years.

There has been a big push against crunch and there are more and more studios with a focus on work-life balance.

[lanternfish]

It should be noted that one of (if not the) biggest game release of all time this year, CP2077, was built on the back of terrible working conditions and months of crunch.

[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

And yet we also see death threats against developers who delay games.

[jeffe]

the recent emergence of many quality games from china might start reversing that trend thouugh...