Currently playing games will only waste someone's time especially the pay is not too much, because in my opinion it is better now to spend time on things like trading, because market conditions are suitable for doing that, so make your time more valuable now.
It depend if you knew axie infinity those gamers that play that game profiting good on their benefits especially they earn token that can be traded on the market. Not all games are profitable but some have a good ecosystem that can sustain fun and even great profits. If you say this is a totally wasting time then it depend on how you handle it.
I want to play this game but it looks like the axie's price are quite expensive enough that I can't afford to buy even the cheapest one.
I like strategy based games and the game Axie Infinity is a win-win situation already because you are enjoying and at the same time you are earning money just by playing. Not all games can give things like this.