Ah but you took that snippet out of context
I did only quote the first part of it, but I didn't take it out of context. If I had then I couldn't have used the word compromise, because there would have been nothing to compromise *with* without the second part of the sentence. My point was that the minute you have to decide if the genre is profitable, you've compromised.
So it's not a compromise if you enjoy it, unless you only enjoy it a little bit instead of a lot...
It's not about whether you enjoy it a little or a lot. It's about how you made the decision. If you made the decision without consideration of profit and *then* you had a look to see if it's profitable, you haven't compromised, but if it's even a consideration when you're picking, it's a compromise.
but it may be hard for them to make their "dream game" and survive in the real world penniless at the same time...
Sure, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy.