When it comes to creating anything, being the only person who knows how much work went into it or being the only one to appreciate its supposed depth is pretty much par for the course. This guy's experience is basically that of anyone who has ever made anything, and most of his bullet list about independent development could be applied to writing, physical art, music, etc. Part of game design becoming more accepted as an art form is learning to accept that everyone's a critic.

I am a Christian who doesn't agree with many/most church opinions on social policies, and I don't think any religious group should have any place in government (not to mention schools, as Dawkins says). When Dawkins says we need to be more disrespectful towards religion (his TED talk) or that religion is the biggest problem facing our country, it makes me feel insulted. He doesn't say that many or most religious people are misguided, but says they are all ignorant, probably willfully so. I agree with some of the things he sees as problems, but he's calling me part of the problem. For the most part my religious life starts and ends with my home, and I'm happy to discuss my views on religion with friends but I make a point not to bring it up first. If I'm being called part of the problem, I feel pretty alright about being annoyed. Religion isn't the biggest crisis facing our cultural society. Ignorance is. My faith isn't based on causality, but a symmetry and spiritual resonance I feel throughout my life experiences. Evolution doesn't bother me and our children should learn about it, and creationism has no place in school. If I'm still naive and overly sensitive, I guess I'm okay with that.