100% on all counts.

(additionally infuriating are the defenses of DF's complete opacity that are written as if DF was written for the PS1 and is thus unupdateable, as opposed to being in active development)

who doesn't already have that knowledge. In order to make it even remotely playable a mod (DFHack) needs to be installed, and that only solves ~20% of the basic usability issues.

I tried streaming it, and it just turned into 3+hrs of 'gamer loses his fucking mind because nothing is explained'. 2/2

I hate 90% of Dwarf Fortress. I play (and enjoy) a bunch of colony survival/management games, but DF is the worst garbage I've ever tried.

The UI is very clearly designed for those who already knows the ins-and-outs of the entire game, and the design suggests zero interest in guiding in anyone 1/2

"Who cares?" is an idiom meaning "in what way does this matter?". It is not a question that asks, literally, for a list of the people who care about the thing in question.

1000% this...

Awesome, thank you! :D

When haven't we?

Are these from Validate, or...? (I looked at the steam page, but I can't tell, likely a me-problem if they are)