[nightowl_games]

As someone who's done game dev professionally for a decade, as well as had countless personal projects and has known others to have done the same: don't underestimate the toll game dev can take on you, it's a cruel mistress. Stardew Valley is a massive outlier.

[nine_k]

Can't disagree. But, you know, making love can be pretty physically taxing, but people do it, because the process itself is its own reward.

It's only work if you tolerate it for the reward on the payday.

[BehindBlueEyes]

Work that is its own reward is a hobby. Work that is rewarded by a paycheck is a job. There are other types of works too: chores, responsibilities, being a good neighbour...

All of these can be hard work, All of these can be taxing, all of these can be intrinsically fun and rewarding.

I wish people would stop conflating work with just employment.