I believe learning forex trading is an important skill. Developing and improving this skill of trading forex in the long run can definitely help us become financially independent, or make some extra money to ease our lifestyle. However, I also believe that as forex trading requires us to have fundamental analysis, this knowledge we gain about the world economy can help us make important economic decisions in our lives (such as taking precautions before a forth-comng inflation, or recession). Risk management, and money management, which are two key aspects of making good profitable trading strategies in forex are also helpful in real life.
Overall, forex is definitely an important skill to be learnt.