I can believe. I thought I was wasting too much of my life on Civilization, Sim City and Railroad Tycoon variants over the years, but when I got to the work world, I found that the experience was very useful for understanding the importance of planning, of pacing yourself, of managing multiple projects, and most importantly, how budgets work and how to balance debt and investment.
Communication skills from computer games, on the other hand, were zilch. I had to learn those in the real world.
"I found that the experience was very useful for understanding the importance of planning, of pacing yourself, of managing multiple projects, and most importantly, how budgets work and how to balance debt and investment."
My parents taught me all that before I was out of grammer school plus starting at 3 I was taught to use all manner of tools to fix and build things.
Kids today don't know squat and not only can't think and make decisions but bulding and fixing something they couldn't do if you put a gun to their head.