Very well put Steve, a lot of times we end up exerting tons of energy into something without realizing we could be applying that same energy into real things in the real world, Things that could better our situations completely.
I think people like to resort to video games because a. they are entertaining of course and b because it allows them to be something great without the risk of killing their real self. Its escapism/fantasy and it’s a lot easier to die when you can just hit the reset button. So therefore the failure that can occur isn't permanent. Just like its much less embarrassing to slip and fall in front of real people than to slip fall with no one around.
we live in the simulation generation