This is a hilarious controversy to me because it is so obviously a labor dispute but nobody is covering it that way.
If you work as a creative and your product doesn't sell because you were forced to cut corners by your boss you should be mad at your boss not your audience.
Some indie games are very successful yes. But I think a lot of people who might check out a game like Venba ( a short narrative focused game) on GamePass would not consider spending $15 on buying it. Since thats the same cost as a month of the subscription. An indie dev has heard their game called worthless for being small many times
Oh ok, when you mentioned working conditions I thought you meant pay, crunch, etc.