I don’t know where this whole idea of minimum wage interactions being a stepping stone in developing social skills came from, because I don’t think these sort of rote, algorithmic interactions help anyone develop anything.
Football players train by dodging around predictable, stationary obstacles, even though on the field they'll need to dodge around unpredictable, moving obstacles.
Just because you need to use 6 skills at the same time in a real game, doesn't mean there's no value in an exercise that only develops 3 of the skills.
Just because you need to use 6 skills at the same time in a real game, doesn't mean there's no value in an exercise that only develops 3 of the skills.