This image makes the rounds on social media whenever there is news about the crunch or overwork in games development and it frustates me. It seems to imply that game companies are right. That if you only cared about making the best product or playing the best games then you should want game developers to be overworked, and that doing so leads to a better end product.

I fundamentally disagree. Maybe crunch gets a product out faster or forces decisions that end up working out, but this can also be achieved with better planning and management, without sacrificing peoples health or personal lives.

Developers should be treated better, regardless of how it affects a games quality. But I also believe that developers who are treated better make better games, and if you want game companies to actually change their development practices - you should believe that too.