Are people just really that pathetic and lazy?
That's exactly the reason. Lazy entitled tards. Some people are lazier than others.
Like everything in life, it's easier to whine and complain hoping for a handout, than to do it yourself.
I did my time going to school, university, buying my own place, car, handled all loans myself. And also did my own investment properties. Didn't ask for a dime of bail out money from family, or even help how to do it. Just did it myself. And if it meant I was broke living pay cheque to pay cheque for the first 3 years, so be it. Only thing I asked for help was asking people for a good reference for a real estate agent and real estate lawyer they use so I don't have find them myself.
Not hard to do things yourself. I'm not even a good fix it guy, and even I fixed a few things watching YT videos with my shitty set of tools. Big whoop.
It's not like gaming is dominated by a small number of gaming companies like decades ago where it's basically big companies or a small dev handcuffed by publishers. Anyone who knows how to program a game can release a $5 indie game if they wanted to. And considering how many indie games there are now, it can't be that hard to make one and upload it to Steam or the internet.