I think the tragedy is that they would, deep in their hearts, rather not be playing games all day, ie they themselves would like to do something different but t

I think the tragedy is that they would, deep in their hearts, rather not be playing games all day, ie they themselves would like to do something different but they can't find the bridge between what the world offers them and what they can offer the world. If playing games all day was really their desire then yeah I'd agree with you.