I see this comment often when this gets reposted. And I agree with you. But in the context of this meme, I guess "game developers" does not refer to the actual programmers, but rather game-making companies.
So publishers. Developers make it reality, publishers fund and push deadlines, are responsible for the culture of ‘games as a service’, and content is often cut because of this.
Back then game companies were doing what was fun and revenue was a great bonus. Now they are publicly traded companies and the board is trying to squeeze out every penny.
nahh, there is a lot of truth to this through all of software. We did not have airplanes drop from the sky because our aerospace companies are flexing it so hard.