Your 'this is all a tautology' point is neither interesting nor moves the conversation forward.

This is like making the point that the sky isn't really blue it just looks blue - technically correct, but unless you are answering the question of why it is blue, correcting somebody on this is boorish, not interesting.

In this case we are talking about Dwarf Fortress, near universally reviled for its interface, so yes, arguing that some people may theoretically prefer it is both hard to believe and makes it seem like you are just being contrarian.

Well, even Tarn Adams himself agrees: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1avszc/im_tarn_adams_o...

> Must you downvote?

I must not. I have refrained from voting because opinions.