I’m all for gaming and you can see my posts defending it but I don’t know who you can say this with confidence.

People love different things. It’s how you get masters at different crafts. Some people love solving things and some love creating... programming is both of those.

> Trust me, no programmer loves their work in the same way a gamer loves gaming.

I can't, sorry. I'm pretty into playing games (though by no means a "gamer" in the sense that it controls my life, etc.) but I will often choose to program rather than play games in my free time.

When I was younger, I'd agree. Was for sure a vidiot but now I don't play much. But programming is more compelling now than playing in someone else's skinner box.

Watching something compile, link and pass all your test cases after you add a new feature is a pretty big dopamine rush in of itself.

Blasphemous is an interesting choice of words - I wouldn't be so certain or dogmatic.

I don't know. Followed Carmack since I was a kid. Guy's an inspiration.