Totally agree! Personally, I love watching anime and playing games because it takes my mind off from the stressful real world. XD
I won't go so far and say that 'what you watch, can encourage you to recognize and improve yourself as a person' though, maybe for some but this is not for me. The thought did cross my mind while watching slice-of-life animes but hours or days after finishing it, I'm back to my previous version. Lol