> Hobbies where you can learn/hone new skills are more valuable. With video games, there's nothing to show for it.
Not strictly true. Games are fun because they are a learning experience. Boredom is the result of having learned all that is learnable from a thing, and frustration is the result of continually failing to learn from a thing. In this sense, all games are teaching or honing skills, just ask anyone who's finished Getting Over it With Bennett Foddy.
You may argue that games teach "worthless" skills, but I would say the same is true of many hobbies and, moreover, not everything valuable is valuable because it can be put on a resume.
Not strictly true. Games are fun because they are a learning experience. Boredom is the result of having learned all that is learnable from a thing, and frustration is the result of continually failing to learn from a thing. In this sense, all games are teaching or honing skills, just ask anyone who's finished Getting Over it With Bennett Foddy.
You may argue that games teach "worthless" skills, but I would say the same is true of many hobbies and, moreover, not everything valuable is valuable because it can be put on a resume.