I respectfully disagree about some of the points in the OP - about the internet being less hostile at a certain point, about fun being the main consideration of games (though it can be).
The rest, I see the point, though. I can understand that game development can become taxing. And I may not always agree with everything said, but I respect your right to say it, especially coming from a veteran game developer like the OP. If anything, I was happy to read an open, candid take on things.
If I may make a suggestion (without asserting my opinion as fact), it's that I'm starting to see yet another shift in the state of the industry, though it might still be too soon to tell. If I'm right, well, I'll just say that such a shift could end up good or bad, but either way, any shift of course could change current assessments, even if it might not erase the problems of the past.