If they had an obligation or duty to make a good product, that would not be their opinions. Or at least, it would not be their verbalized opinions. It is only in a setting where they get the same result, success or failure, that they can act like that.

If you're making a hyper-niche product, what you don't say is "if the audience doesn't like it, that's the fucking audience's problem". Someone who actually cared if their work is well-received or not, successful or not, would say something instead like "we know our work's genre might not resonate with all audiences, but we're confident with the result and encourage everyone to at least give it a try. But if it's not for you, well, it's not for you."

We need to bring back responsibility.