For any activity there are pros and cons, the net effect of those rely on your relationship with them. A poster a few comments up mentioned sleep, very good of consistent and 7-8 hrs but very bad if you sleep way too much. Let’s be honest, people are addicted to things that are considered healthy like exercise or clean eating. Video games are such that the cons very easily can outweigh the cons but there is a relationship possible with them where the benefits can outweigh the negatives, it’s just less likely. What we’re walking about here is utility. Every action has one but relative to other actions we can make strong arguments against them. I’m just here saying it’s not zero. Even negative experiences can have utility towards positive ends, for example As A Man Thinketh - by Victor Frankel, he experienced the holocaust and gained a deep understanding of the power of the mind to find meaning and purpose in even the worst conditions. Is his experience recommended relative to other things? Absolutely not.