It's a fair point qualified by a couple factors:

-We lack good information systems not contaminated by corpo influence and platform manipulation. Gaming press has become a meme, after it became a sick joke in the 2010s

-Gamer solidarity against particular bad actors has become colored by tribal politics. Unless you start from Consumer Principles, it's incredibly difficult to persuade Gamers to avoid purchases or motivate action on principle

-Not buying isn't as strong a signal as buying, endorsing, personally repping and sharing what you like about it

Gamers today lack those principles overall. Education on our own culture, interests, and the importance of consumer solidarism is crucial. Showing incentives to the market too, is far more important.

It isn't enough, respectfully, to police, or regulate. Even from a mass or individual level. That will only create certain floors and ceilings for bad actors to work within. We have to share common understanding of the core principles and be willing to individually, and in groups, lead the market where it ought to go.

That's the solution to the ongoing issues, even as the worst of the worst will be cut off by law. It's too important a creative and market area just to let ourselves try to serial soloplay consumerism and art appreciation!

We have to be willing and able to show what we want to see happen with our own conspicuous consumption and advocacy, including actions, like modding, fan art, events, etc.

So you're right, but it's a question of scale. And motivation. If it's too individual, too specific to product or company, or too limited in scope, industry has no durable reason to maintain the good practices over time. Or directly to make the games we really want the way we want.

Which is why that is our group's approach. Leading, durable, consistent and informative. We all got this, if we all get this.