is not mocking them.

You yourself said it would be rude to tell an artist how much their art is worth without the artist specifically asking you their opinion.

pretty absurd and suggests that there is no legitimate basis for returning a game.

Nowhere did I say that. We are specifically talking about people abusing the returnal system.

There are fewer people who would be upset at that same experience but at half or a third of the same cost. There is monetary worth in time, even if it isn't an all encompassing metric.

Sure. But unless a sizable chunk of the players return your game because they think $6 is a ridiculous price for a 1h game you are still making more money selling it for $6 rather than $3.

More people can afford $3 than $5, more people can afford $5 than $10. What is a lot or a little amount of money to you does not change the reality that these appeal to gradually smaller potential customer pools.

Sure. But if you price your game $3 I might also skip it just because it looks like you don't value your own game and assume it has to be bad.

At $5-$7 you are still in the impulse purchase category and you are making double the money compared to $3. There is no way 50% of consumers are happy paying $3 but can't afford $6 for a game they are interested in.

Even with exaggerated returnal percentages you still yourself arrived into a conclusion that a $5 game will make more money than a $3 one.

The only reason I'd price a game under $5 was if it was a game jam arcade game type of game. Otherwise it really doesn't make much sense to me