I think it's really underestimated how much "frivolous" obsessions lead to rapid learning. I think you can take any obsession and guide it down a productive pat

I think it's really underestimated how much "frivolous" obsessions lead to rapid learning. I think you can take any obsession and guide it down a productive path. Played a lot of Counter Strike back in the day, and went to school with two brothers who built a betting site for CS esports games (not real money) and it blew up. I think they're rich now. Final Fantasy may seem like it doesn't teach you much, but it taught you reading, probably inspired many people to learn about Japan and the Japanese language, build websites about it etc.