How Much Are Games Like Factorio Sapping The Intellectual Potential Of Humanity?

Probably far less than AdTech and FinTech are doing so.

How much is music, art, fiction sapping the Intellectual potential of humanity?

Let alone 'Love'. What a distraction that is from coding.

I can confirm these things are highly addictive. I have easily played Mindustry for >100 hours.

It scratches that programmer itch nicely.