Imho the comparison by Joe Rogan is skewed. The immediate goal of jiu-jitsu, just like in games, is totally fake: Beat your opponent in a staged fight with stri

Imho the comparison by Joe Rogan is skewed. The immediate goal of jiu-jitsu, just like in games, is totally fake: Beat your opponent in a staged fight with strict rules. All the listed advantages of doing that are secondary effects of engaging in that activity. And games totally have that too, they can improve: - hand-eye coordination - stimulus processing speed - stress tolerance - multi-tasking capability - attention span Depending on the type of game even more positive effects can be shown. This is not to say that games are better than sports, or that gaming does not have harmful sides. But presenting gaming as totally free of beneficial aspects is not really an argument in good faith...