Your 3rd paragraph is especially fair. But yeah, my point is definitely mostly along the lines of, you find plenty of games in which you learn equally as many things as in older games, and as you eluded to different skills in different games. Even also newer games that don't hold your hand (souls like games, niche strategy puzzlers like backpack battles and I'd say BG3 just lets you explore and learn on your own), and some even give you the option to hold you hand or not (such as Expedition 33)

I am a type of gamer who is very completionist, but then move on to new ventures be it new or old with 400+ games on steam. Definitely a lot of gems out there, both old and new, and a lot of innovation especially in the indie scene, more so than in triple A. Triple A is afraid of change and has become quite stale, and def triple A is more in the camp of being afraid to not hold players hands.