I am for sure not naive. And while I do see your point, I know of single indie game developers that have made great games, for example: Rimworld, Stardew Valley. They don't compare to TS4, but they're solo developers. Also, does it hurt to dream and hope? I don't think so. I have more faith in him than the current TS4…
Hmm, if you checked out his Patreon he is raising the money so that he can contact other people to help with the game. Here, let me make things easier for you and copy/paste what he wrote: "The money will allow me to keep working on it and also reach out to other developers for music, sound effects, etc." :)
It totally has a long way to go. But hopefully once it starts to develop more and gain a bit more traction, EA can feel threatened and step up from their mediocrity.
Does "In development" not make sense to you? What, do you think that when they first started developing The Sims they just magically had every feature set down? Because in case you didn't know, thats not how it works.
Unless the Sims goes back to being the great series it was before, I have no problem leaving what-so-ever. People can keep wasting their money. I know I won't.
I cannot stand Taylor Swift not one bit. I wasn't even aware she represented the LGBTQ community. How about Britney Spears? Queen? Even Lady Gaga?? But please, please, please. Not Taylor Swift.