Interesting analogy. I believe regarding addictiveness they may be compared.

> a shift of skills away from things that mattered more in the past toward other things that are not measured/perceived by the older generation.

Do you have any ideas what these things might be? As someone in his twenties, I’m sometimes saddened by observing that some of the skills I acquired over a long time (e.g., writing, coding) may become obsolete or won’t be respected anymore just now that I‘m finally getting good at them.