The intent is something more like studying the chess tricks and traps books[1]. Humans learn new things by exploring the boundaries of those things. This is as true for secondhand stories of explorations as it is for firsthand experiences. I think it's just humans a-human-ing. Nothing immature about learning.

[1] There are a bunch of them. Here's more on one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8051867-the-greatest-eve...