What would life be like if Sims never existed?

I was a gamer and well into computers before Sims came out - so I'd still be into those things. I was also a member at EA and played a number of their other games. In fact being a fan of Sim City is what got me interested in Sims when Will Wright first introduced his idea of bringing his little people in Sim City to life. I tested the Sims game for him in 1999. I also knew who Will Wright was before he came to EA - as I had play Sim Copter with my kids and Sim Ant when Maxis was it's own place, and then the first Sim City when it came out as it was a free game that came with my then brand new PC (A 386 I believe it was).