If all you have in mind is personal development, than that might be true but most gamers just want to have fun playing. If it has any positive side-effects that

If all you have in mind is personal development, than that might be true but most gamers just want to have fun playing. If it has any positive side-effects thats a nice bonus, so atleast you dont waste away all your time just for fun. Just for personal developments sake, your right, gaming is probably not the perfect activity, but its also not the worst.