>>11034550Video games change your brain to be better suited for mental work.
They put you into a meditative state not unlike that of hypnosis, in which you are not even aware of your body or your surroundings. People who religiously practice a mental sport like chess or video games are made smarter by their practice. The brain adapts, you become what you do, so to speak. I have played a fuckton of vidya, and I have superhuman intuition. My uncle is a detective and even he thinks my intuition is scary. Having a ton of specialized knowledge is useful, but at the end of the day, memorizing a bunch of trivia won't make you any better at evaluating information.
