What would life be like if Sims never existed?

The world would be a darker place. Lol no but seriously, I like to think something similar would have taken its place. For me personally I would probably do a lot more writing (and fanfics) as I love making up characters and stories. As a child I always had my head in the clouds daydreaming stories in my head and I've never grown out of it. The Sims just allows me to see my characters come to 'life' rather than them just being my imaginary friends. Also, I would have a lot more spare change... or maybe I would have bought myself an actual dollhouse and started collecting little dolls and furniture. :D