Don’t make the mistake of assuming the stances they take and the words they use are genuine arguments given in good faith. They will manipulate language and make claims just to achieve their own ends. They don’t care about consistency. There is no goalpost they won’t move. You can’t convince them they are wrong using words.

Maybe stop working on AAA games. Plenty of creative freedom (and amazing games) in the indie space

unfortunately, it’ll only become more grindy as you go. I liked it up to a point, but dropped it long before the end.