I heartily agree, and I wouldn't suggest it's a bad thing. Teenagers are having fun in perhaps not the healthiest way, or the most intellectually stimulating, b

I heartily agree, and I wouldn't suggest it's a bad thing. Teenagers are having fun in perhaps not the healthiest way, or the most intellectually stimulating, but it's fun, and I wouldn't want to take that away from someone in exchange for a job. Many players also have other activities, unofficial ones, as hobbies too. To support playing Overwatch is for some to support engaging in a hobby they personally enjoy. Suppose you were to direct a teenager to do a hobby he/she isn't too keen on, in which case the fun time will be consumed with instant gratification. Then suppose you give them the free time to find and cultivate hobbies at will. I am experiencing this right now. My exams just finished and I'm finding more time to do programming (a close replica of the 2003 Japanese futaba imageboard script in modern PHP), and Overwatch. Sure, I'm not programming all the time, and it's not an "extracurricular activity" (at least not an official one) but it's mighty fun.