Theres a difference between "the same thing over and over" and "the same thing over and over to reach a goal and be able to do important stuff".

ROFL... this important stuff ends up being the same thing over and over and over again. It is all the same thing in the end, you play a game to pass time, to kill it, not to accomplish some life changing goal. Inherently games are not important for anything other than time sinks. Unless you are actually making a living playing the game, and getting paid for it... then you are WAISTING TIME! No matter what ultimate goal you think you are achieving.